{"id":10414,"date":"2017-12-07T07:41:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T07:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=10414"},"modified":"2017-12-07T03:43:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T03:43:09","slug":"5-russian-words-that-come-from-yiddish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/5-russian-words-that-come-from-yiddish\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Russian Words That Come From Yiddish"},"content":{"rendered":"

We may be familiar with Yiddish words in English<\/a>, such as chutzpah or bagel, but Russian has its share of Yiddish-origin words. Yiddish (\u0438<\/span>\u0434\u0438\u0448<\/strong>) is a Germanic language traditionally used by Jews (\u0435\u0432\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0438<\/strong>) in Eastern and Central Europe. Many of them are thought to have entered Russian via the secret language of the criminal underworld<\/a> (“\u0444\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044f<\/strong>“). Today, they are widely understood by Russian speakers but are still considered slang.<\/p>\n

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By Schubidubi (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>], via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

\u041a\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u0430<\/h2>\n

This word refers to a document or a paper<\/a>, often a fake one, but in most cases one that grants you some privileges. \u041a\u0441\u0438\u0432\u0430 is thought to be derived from the Yiddish word \u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1\u05d4 [ks\u00edv\u0259], meaning “a note” or “writing.” That word, in turn, comes from the Hebrew root for writing.<\/p>\n

\u041f\u0440\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043d \u0438\u0437 \u0437\u043b\u043e\u0443\u043c\u044b\u0301\u0448\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043b \u0441 \u043b\u0438\u0301\u043f\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u00ab\u043a\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0432\u044b\u00bb \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0444\u0438\u044e \u0438 \u0441\u044a\u0435\u043b \u0435\u0451.
\nDuring the arrest, one of the perpetrators ripped his photo off the fake ID and ate it.
\n[\u0418\u0433\u043d\u0430\u0442 \u0421\u0432\u044f\u0442\u043a\u0438. \u0412 \u0415\u043a\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0433\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u043d\u044b \u0444\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0440\u044b-\u043d\u0435\u0443\u0447\u0438, \u0433\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0438\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0445 \/\/ \u041d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u0433\u0438\u043e\u043d 2, 2009.09.22]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u0425\u043e<\/span>\u0445\u043c\u0430<\/h2>\n

The word \u0445\u043e\u0445\u043c\u0430<\/strong> (a funny thing, joke) sounds like it may be related to the verb \u0445\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (to laugh loudly). In fact, according to Wiktionary<\/a>, it is related to an Yiddish word for a joke, which, again, came from a Hebrew word meaning “wisdom” (\u05d7\u05db\u05de\u05d4).<\/p>\n

\u041c\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u044b\u043d \u0432\u0441\u044e \u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0433\u0443 \u043a\u0430\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0431\u0443\u0301\u0440\u0438\u043b, \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0434\u0443\u0301\u043c\u044b\u0432\u0430\u043b \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0440\u0438\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u043b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u0432\u043a\u0443\u0441, \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043b\u043e\u0301\u0432\u0438\u043b, \u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u0445\u043e\u0301\u0445\u043c\u044b \u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0301\u043c\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0438\u0301\u0432\u043d\u044b\u043c\u0438 \u0438 \u043d\u0435\u0437\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0301\u0439\u043b\u0438\u0432\u044b\u043c\u0438.
\nThroughout the trip, my son made puns, spun tales to each listener’s liking, and spouted witticisms; all his gags seemed to me so naive and unsophisticated.
\n[\u0418\u043b\u044c\u0434\u0430\u0440 \u0410\u0431\u0443\u0437\u044f\u0440\u043e\u0432. \u041d\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0438\u043a\u0430 (2002)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"man

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\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0442<\/h2>\n

\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0442<\/a> refers to connections on the inside or any kind of protection that helps one obtain benefits through informal channels. This word may be derived from the Yiddish word<\/a>\u00a0\u05d1\u05dc\u05d0\u05b7\u05d8\u200f (blat), meaning “sheet of paper.” A person with such informal connection is called \u0431\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 (adjective).<\/p>\n

\u0413\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0301\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0441 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0301\u043c\u0438 \u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0443 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u0301, \u0431\u0435\u0440\u0443\u0301\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u0431\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0443.
\nThey say, with relatives like mine, I should be getting in with the help of their connections.
\n[\u041b\u0438\u0434\u0438\u044f \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f. \u0421\u0438\u043d\u044f\u044f \u043f\u0442\u0438\u0446\u0430 \u043b\u044e\u0431\u0432\u0438 (2004)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u0424\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0435\u0440<\/h2>\n

This word also comes from Yiddish<\/a> and means a free person, one who has not been in prison. By extension, this person is a fair target for criminals and any swindlers (cf. the English “sucker”).<\/p>\n

\u041c\u0438\u0301\u043b\u044b\u0435, \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e \u0444\u043e\u0301\u043a\u0443\u0441 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0444\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0435\u0440\u043e\u0432, \u0430 \u043c\u044b \u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u0443\u0436\u0435\u0301 \u043d\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0437 \u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0438\u2026
\nMy friends, this trick only works on chumps, and we have seen it more than once…
\n[\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0411\u043e\u0433\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432. \u041c\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043d\u044b (\u0412 \u0430\u0432\u0433\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043a \u0447\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e…) (1973)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u041a\u0438<\/span>\u043f\u0438\u0448<\/h2>\n

\u041a\u0438\u043f\u0438\u0448 (other spellings are possible, including \u043a\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0448) refers to any kind of commotion, scandal, or upheaval. This word used to\u00a0refer<\/a> to a robbery involving a prostitute for distraction, initially coming from<\/a> \u05d7\u05d5\u05e4\u05bc\u05d4\u200f\u00a0(<\/span>khupe<\/em>),<\/span>\u00a0\u201c<\/span>canopy used in a wedding ceremony.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u042f \u0431\u044b \u0438 \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c, \u0434\u0430 \u0442\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0442\u0430\u043c \u041b\u0451\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043a \u043a\u0438\u0301\u043f\u0435\u0448 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f\u0301\u043b.
\nI would not have gone to look, but Lyonchik made a lot of noise.
\n[\u0422\u0430\u0442\u044c\u044f\u043d\u0430 \u0421\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0430. \u0411\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0430\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0430\u043a\u0430, \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u00ab\u042d\u043a\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0432\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043e \u0437\u0430\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u043c\u00bb (2009)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"man

We may be familiar with Yiddish words in English, such as chutzpah or bagel, but Russian has its share of Yiddish-origin words. Yiddish (\u0438\u0434\u0438\u0448) is a Germanic language traditionally used by Jews (\u0435\u0432\u0440\u0435\u0438) in Eastern and Central Europe. Many of them are thought to have entered Russian via the secret language of the criminal underworld…<\/p>\n

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