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Yiddish words beginning with י

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This page lists the 30 words beginning with י in the Yiddish community dictionary. Each word has its own page with its full meaning and example sentence. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.

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30 words and 0 phrases — 30 entries in total.

Words (30)

י (30)

יאָ (Yiddish) adv Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

yes

יאַנואַר (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

January

יאַפּאַניש (Yiddish) adj Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

Japanese (of or relating to Japan)

יאַפּאַנער (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

Japanese person

יאָר (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

year

יאַרמלקע (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

yarmulke

יאַשטשערקע (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

lizard

ידיד (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

friend

ידיעה (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

news, announcement

יויך (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

broth, especially chicken broth, or any clear soup consisting primarily of it

יולי (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

July

יום (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

day

יוני (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

June

יורד (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

someone going down

ייִד (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

a Jew

ייִדיש (Yiddish) name Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

Yiddish

ייִדענע (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

A Jewish woman or housewife, especially an annoying, gossipy, naive or foolish one.

ים (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

sea, ocean

יסוד (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

base, foundation

יציאה (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

exodus

יציאת מצרים (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

Exodus (the departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses)

יצר (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

urge

ירגזון (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

anger (a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or…

ירושה (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

inheritance

ירושלים (Yiddish) name Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

Jerusalem

יש (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

liquor, especially brandy or whisky

ישיבֿה (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

yeshiva

ישׂראלדיק (Yiddish) adj Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

Israeli

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