What does keppie mean?
I lovingly refer to her head as keppie, the Yiddish word for “head” that my parents and grandparents always used. The word keppie brings back images of comfort every time I hear it.
What is little boy in Yiddish?
ילד קטן More Hebrew words for little boy. noun סוּס קָטָן little boy, nag.
What does shul mean in Yiddish?
synagogue
noun. the Yiddish word for synagogue.
What does Punim mean in Yiddish?
the face
punim: the face (Yiddish פּנים ponem, from Hebrew פָּנִים panim)
What does Sopophoric mean?
1a : causing or tending to cause sleep soporific drugs. b : tending to dull awareness or alertness. 2 : of, relating to, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy.
What does zis mean in Yiddish?
Zis – זיס \ZIS\ Adjective: Sweet, cute; fresh (of water); suave. Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native Yiddish speaker use this word in conversation.
What is little girl in Yiddish?
ילדה קטנה More Hebrew words for little girl.
Can I say little boy?
Yes. A little boy means a young boy, and a small boy refers to his size.
What does Kol Tuv mean in Yiddish?
“All the best” (JPS), a closing or farewell.
What is the Yiddish word for head?
Yiddish קאָפּ kop ‘head’, diminutive forms קעפּל/קעפּעלע képl/képele; diminutive ending replaced with English diminutive -i Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
How do you write Yiddish words in YIVO?
Write Yiddish words in YIVO transcription. Use the stem of the word (not the plural, case-marked, or conjugated form) of nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Examples: say plimenik, not plimenikes, sheyn, not sheyne, helf, not helfn or untergeholfn .
What is the meaning of Kop in Yiddish?
Yiddish קאָפּ kop ‘head’, diminutive forms קעפּל/קעפּעלע képl/képele; diminutive ending replaced with English diminutive -i Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
Do you put capital letters in Yiddish names?
Use capital letters for the first letters of Hebrew proper names (like Refoyl and Binyomen). Don’t use capital letters for any other Yiddish words. If you need a loshn-koydesh derived word, first spell it phonetically. Unaccented vowels often should be spelled with an e, as in borekh, bimkem, and maskem.