Pronunciation AHD: yĭd'ĭsh IPA: /ˈjɪdɪʃ/ SAMPA: /"jIdIS/ Etymology Yiddish word akin to German jüdisch
Noun Yiddish A language derived from Middle High German and written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews. Related terms Yiddishist Translations Catalan: Yiddish Danish: Jiddisch Dutch: Jiddisch Esperanto: Jido French: Yiddish German: Jiddisch Hebrew: יידיש Polish: Jidysz Romanian: Idiş Russian: Идиш Swedish: Jiddisch Yiddish: ייִדיש See also Wikipedia article about Yiddish