Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yeshivish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yeshiv-ish
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a yeshiva.

adj

Relating to the culture of non-Hasidic Haredi Jews.

name

A sociolect of English, incorporating Yiddish, Hebrew, and other languages, spoken by many Orthodox Jews and associated with the culture of yeshiva.

Etymology

Etymology tree English yeshiva Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English yeshivish From yeshiva + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: yeshiva

Synonyms

Yeshiva English

Questions

What does yeshivish mean?: Relating to a yeshiva.
Where does yeshivish come from?: Etymology tree English yeshiva Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English yeshivish From yeshiva + -ish.

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