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This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English.There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus, the spelling of some of the words in this list may be variable (for example, shlep is a variant of schlep, and shnozz, schnoz).
Yeshivish (Yiddish: ישיבֿיש), also known as Yeshiva English, Yeshivisheh Shprach, or Yeshivisheh Reid, is a sociolect of English spoken by Yeshiva students and other Jews with a strong connection to the Orthodox Yeshiva world. [1] "Yeshivish" may also refer to non-Hasidic Haredi Jews. [2]
Several terms for hybrid Jewish English are being used or have been suggested, such as Englibrew and Yeshivish (hybrid English used in yeshivas, Jewish religious schools). [ 1 ] A set of terms refer to hybrids or mixtures of English and Yiddish rather than with Hebrew, and code-switching may be for representation of religious or cultural ...
The portmanteau word Yinglish is first recorded in 1942. [7] Similar colloquial portmanteau words for Yiddish influenced English include: Yidlish (recorded from 1967), Yiddiglish (1980), and Yenglish (2000). [7] A number of other terms have been promulgated, such as Engdish and Engliddish, but these have not enjoyed widespread adoption. [8]
The Jewish English Lexicon was created by Sarah Bunin Benor, an associate professor of Jewish studies at the Los Angeles division of Hebrew Union College.Benor, a scholar of the varieties of Jewish English spoken in the United States, created the lexicon in 2012 with the support of volunteers who contribute to the growth of the lexicon's database.
Phrase Hebrew script Translation Pronunciation Language Explanation Shabbat shalom: שַׁבַּת שָׁלוֹם: Peaceful Sabbath [ʃaˈbat ʃaˈlom]: Hebrew Used any time on Shabbat, especially at the end of a Shabbat service.
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