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Yiddish words beginning with ל

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This page lists the 33 words beginning with ל 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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33 words and 0 phrases — 33 entries in total.

Words (33)

ל (33)

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

no, not so

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

logarithm (for a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order…

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

laureate, prizewinner

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

shovel, spade

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

moon

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

the Biblical tablets of the Ten Commandments

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

lawyer (professional person authorized to practice law)

לויפֿן (Yiddish) verb Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

to run, to hurry

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

luftmensch

לחיים (Yiddish) phrase Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

A blessing, a toast, and an expression of goodwill.

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

love, fondness, affection

ליגן (Yiddish) verb Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

to lie (to be in a horizontal position)

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

song

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

Litvak (a Lithuanian Jew)

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

Lithuanian (non-Jewish person from Lithuania)

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

literary (relating to literature)

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

lion

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

lioness

לייגן (Yiddish) verb Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

to put, lay

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

ladder (climbing tool)

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

reader (person who reads a publication)

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

jester, practical joker

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

lyric, lyrical

לכבֿוד (Yiddish) prep Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

for, to, dedicated to

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

liver

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

legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

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

Leninist (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism)

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

spoon

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

recently (in the recent past)

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

lecture (a spoken lesson)

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

language (system of communication using words or symbols)

לשון־קודש (Yiddish) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

The Hebrew language, often including Aramaic

לשם (Yiddish) prep Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

for, for the sake of, for the purpose of

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