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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesyidis
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈʝi.ðis/
"El yidis se escribe tradicionalmente con el alfabeto hebreo."
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A High German language historically spoken by Jews of Central and Eastern Europe and their diaspora, traditionally written in the Hebrew alphabet.
"My grandparents often spoke Yiddish when they wanted to keep secrets from the children."
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Relating to the Yiddish language or the culture associated with it.
"The community center hosted a wonderful evening of traditional Yiddish music."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the German word jüdisch meaning 'Jewish', the term entered English in the late 19th century. Historically, it evolved as a High German-based language infused with Hebrew, Aramaic, and Slavic elements, traditionally spoken by Ashkenazi Jews across Central and Eastern Europe.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yiddish" is said worldwide
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yiddish
Transliteration: /ji.diʃ/
"Beaucoup de mots anglais proviennent du yiddish."
Jiddisch
Transliteration: /ˈjɪdɪʃ/
"Jiddisch ist eine germanische Sprache mit hebräischen Einflüssen."
yiddish
Transliteration: /ˈjiddɪʃ/
"Il yiddish è una lingua parlata storicamente dagli ebrei ashkenaziti."
yidis
Transliteration: /ˈʝi.ðis/
"El yidis se escribe tradicionalmente con el alfabeto hebreo."
iídiche
Transliteration: /i.ˈi.dika/
"O iídiche é uma língua rica em expressões culturais."
येहुदी जर्मन भाषा
Transliteration: yehudī jarman bhāṣā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"येहुदी जर्मन भाषा मध्य यूरोप में बोली जाती थी।"
意第绪语
Transliteration: Yìdìxùyǔ
Script: 中文汉字
"意第绪语是德语的一种方言变体。"
이디시어
Transliteration: idisieo
Script: 한국어 한글
"이디시어는 아슈케나즈 유대인들이 사용하던 언어이다."
イディッシュ語
Transliteration: Idisshugo
Script: 日本語
"イディッシュ語はアシュケナージ系ユダヤ人によって話されてきました。"
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