What does ongepotchket mean?
adj. Overly elaborate, excessively decorated, slapped together senselessly, overdone, tacky, ostentatious, overcomplicated.
Is Yiddish a dead language?
Let’s get one thing straight: Yiddish is not a dying language. While UNESCO officially classifies Yiddish as an “endangered” language in Europe, its status in New York is hardly in doubt.
Who speaks Yiddish?
Yiddish is the language of the Ashkenazim, central and eastern European Jews and their descendants. Written in the Hebrew alphabet, it became one of the world’s most widespread languages, appearing in most countries with a Jewish population by the 19th century.
What language do Orthodox Jews pray in?
Orthodox Jews often speak Yiddish in their synagogues, although services are generally conducted in Hebrew, the ancient language of the Bible and the prayer book.
Is Schmuck a Yiddish word?
Next we come to ‘schmuck’, which in English is a rather vulgar definition of a contemptible or foolish person – in other words, a jerk. In Yiddish the word ‘שמאָק’ (schmok) literally means ‘penis’.
What do Amish speak?
Pennsylvania Dutch
You may know that Pennsylvania German, also known as Pennsylvania Dutch (PD), is the primary language of most Amish and conservative Mennonite communities living in the United States today.
What is the meaning of furshlugginer?
Adjective. furshlugginer ( comparative more furshlugginer, superlative most furshlugginer ) Well- worn, beat-up, piece of junk. quotations ▼. 2001, Glen David Gold, Carter Beats the Devil: I trust you, I just don’t trust that furshlugginer hunk of junk over there.
Why does the word ‘farshlugginer’ have a different pronunciation in different languages?
Because many American Jews had only a sketchy knowledge of Yiddish, and due to the vagaries and difficulties of transliteration, words changed in spelling and consequently in pronunciation. The word should have been transliterated as “farshlugginer” for a more accurate pronunciation.
Where can I find resources for pronunciations in the Bible?
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