March 2012
6 posts
Zak - זאק
Zak - זאק \ZAK\ Noun \ Masculine \ Pl. Zek:
A sack, bag.
Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native Yiddish speaker use this word in conversation.
Synonyms: baytl (בייטל), sakve (סאקווע), tash (טאש), torbe (טארבע).
German equivalents: der Beutel, die Entlassung, der Koffer, die Plünderung, der Rausschmiss, der Sack, die Tasche.
Etymology: The word derives from Middle High German...
Haynt
For those interested, the Forward recently reported that the famous Yiddish daily Haynt (Warsaw, 1908-1939) has been digitized by the good people at the Historic Jewish Press website. This site now allows you to search the text of the newspaper for articles appearing in the years 1919, 1921-1939. The site also features a good overview of the paper, its history, and significance written by Prof....
Trinken - טרינקען
Trinken - טרינקען \TRINK-en\ Verb \ Passive Participle: Getrunken:
To drink (with reflexive zikh [זיך] - to drown).
Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native Yiddish speaker use this word in conversation.
German equivalents: kneipen, trinken.
Etymology: The word derives from Middle High German “trinken,” from Old High German “trinchan, trinkan,” which itself comes from...
Liderlikht
For those interested, Dr. Sheva Zucker, Executive Director of the League for Yiddish and editor of its magazine Afn Shvel, has recently begun a blog called Liderlikht (לידערליכט) - Candles of Song - dedicated in memory of her recently-departed mother, Miriam Pearlman-Zucker, who passed away on January 25, 2012. Each week, she posts a new Yiddish-language poem about Jewish mothers (accompanied by a...
