Yid·dish
/ˈyidiSH/
noun
a language used by Jewish people in central and eastern Europe before the Holocaust. It was originally a German dialect with words from Hebrew and several modern languages and is today spoken mainly in the US, Israel, and Russia.
"Faigele was mum's name in Yiddish"
adjective
relating to Yiddish.
"a Yiddish word"
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Yiddish Language
Spoken language
Yiddish is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originates from 9th century Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew... Wikipedia
Region: Scandinavia
Spoken by: Jewish people, Ashkenazi Jews, Israelis, and more
Dialects: Eastern Yiddish; Western Yiddish
Early form: Old High German: Middle High German;
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jews
Native speakers: ≤600,000 (2021)
Native to: Central, Eastern, and Western Europe
The meaning of YIDDISH is a High German language written in Hebrew characters that is spoken by Jews and descendants of Jews of central and eastern European ...