:a language based on German that is written in Hebrew characters and that was originally spoken by Jews of central and eastern Europe依地语,意第绪语(以德语为基础,借用希伯来语字母拼写,最早为中欧和东欧的犹太人使用)
: a High German language written in Hebrew characters that is spoken by Jews and descendants of Jews of central and eastern European origin
Yiddishadjective
Word History
Etymology
Yiddish yidish, short for yidish daytsh, literally, Jewish German, from Middle High German jüdisch diutsch, from jüdisch Jewish (from Jude Jew) + diutsch German