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Everyday Yiddish-English-Yiddish Dictionary
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B'suleh

  • Virgin


Virgin



Babka

  • Babkes
  • Coffee cake
  • style pastry
  • Coffee
  • cake
  • style
  • pastry


Coffee cake, style pastry; see: Babkes



Babkes

  • Bobkes
  • Bopkis
  • Beans
  • nothing
  • Babka
  • Small things
  • triflings
  • peanuts
  • worthless
  • Small thing
  • trifling
  • peanut
  • Small
  • thing
  • things
  • babke
  • bobke


Beans, small things, triflings, peanuts, nothing, worthless



Badchan

  • Badkhan
  • Badhkin
  • Badkhin
  • Jester
  • comedian-entertainer
  • comedian
  • entertainer
  • merry maker
  • master of ceremonies at a wedding
  • merry
  • maker
  • master of ceremonies
  • master
  • ceremony
  • wedding


Jester, comedian-entertainer, merry maker or master of ceremonies at a wedding; at the end of the meal he announces the presents, lifting them up and praising the giver and the gift in a humorous manner


bafaln

  • bafalen
  • attack


to attack


Bagazh

  • der Bagazh
  • Bagazhn
  • Bagazhen
  • baggage
  • luggage


baggage, luggage




Bagroben

  • bury


To bury



Baim

  • Bayim
  • Baym
  • bench


bench



Baitsim

  • Beitsim
  • Baitzim
  • Beitzim
  • Testicles
  • Testicle


Testicles



Bak

  • bakn
  • baken
  • bek
  • cheek


cheek (part of the body)



bakant

  • known
  • familiar


known, familiar




bakanter

  • der Bakanter
  • acquaintance


acquaintance




bakn

  • gebakt
  • bake


to bake


Bal Toyreh

  • Bal Toireh
  • Bal
  • Toyreh
  • Toireh
  • Learned man
  • scholar
  • Learned
  • man


Learned man, scholar



Bal-Molokhe

  • der Bal-Molokhe






Bal-Toyve

  • der Bal-Toyve
  • Baal-Toyve
  • Bal-Toive
  • Baal-Toive
  • Bal
  • Toyve
  • Baal
  • Toive
  • benefactor


benefactor




Balagan

  • chaos


chaos




Balbatish

  • Quiet
  • respectable
  • well mannered
  • well
  • mannered
  • manner


Quiet, respectable, well mannered



Balebat

  • Balebatim
  • Balebos
  • Persons of high standing
  • boss
  • landlord
  • Person of high standing
  • Person
  • high standing
  • high
  • standing


Person(s) of high standing; boss, landlord




Balebatisheh yiden

  • Respectable Jews
  • people of substance and good standing in the community
  • respectable Jew
  • respectable
  • Jews
  • Jew
  • Balebatish yid
  • Balbatish yid
  • Balebatisheh
  • Balbatisheh
  • Balebatish
  • Balbatish
  • yiden
  • yid


Respectable Jews, people of substance and good standing in the community



Baleboosteh

  • ba'alabusta
  • baalabusta
  • balabusta
  • balabustah
  • Balhabosteh
  • Baleboost
  • Balebuste
  • Balebusteh
  • Balebust
  • hostess
  • friendly woman
  • hostess
  • friendly
  • woman
  • Mistress of the house
  • excellent homemaker
  • Mistress
  • house
  • excellent
  • homemaker


Mistress of the house; hostess; friendly woman; excellent homemaker. A compliment to someone who is a terrific housekeeper. "She is some baleboosteh!"



Balegoola

  • Truckdriver
  • sloppy person
  • sloppy
  • person
  • low standing
  • low
  • standing
  • stand


Truckdriver or sloppy person of low standing


balfaln

  • Balfalen
  • assault


assault



balibte

  • gelipte
  • beloved
  • belove


beloved


Balmalocha

  • Balmalokha
  • expert


An expert (sometimes used sarcastically: Oy, is he an expert!)



Balnes

  • Miracle-worker
  • Miracle
  • worker


Miracle-worker



Banane

  • di Banane
  • banana


banana




Bandazh

  • di Bandazh
  • bandage


bandage




Bandit

  • Rascal
  • rogue


Rascal, rogue, bandit





Bandzho

  • der Bandzho
  • banjo


banjo




Bank

  • Benk


bank



Banket

  • der Banket
  • Banquet


banquet




Bareden yenem

  • Bareden
  • yenem
  • gossip


To gossip



Baren

  • Fornicate
  • bother
  • annoy


(taboo) Fornicate: bother, annoy



Barimer

  • Braggart
  • show-off
  • show


Braggart, show-off



Baroygis

  • Angry
  • petulant


Angry, petulant



Bas-yekhide

  • female only child
  • Bas-yechide
  • Bas
  • yekhide
  • yechide
  • female
  • only
  • child


A female only child


Bashert

  • Fated
  • predestined
  • Fate
  • predestine


Fated; predestined



Bashert zein

  • Bashert zain
  • be destined
  • destined
  • destine
  • Bashert
  • zein
  • zain


To be destined



bashtetikn

  • bashtetiken
  • acknowledge


acknowledge




bashuldikn

  • bashuldiken
  • baschuldikn
  • baschuldiken
  • accuse


accuse

Bashuldikung

  • die Bashuldikung
  • di Bashuldikung
  • accusation
  • Baschuldikung
  • di Baschuldikung
  • die Baschuldikung


accusation



Batampte

  • Tasty
  • delicious
  • Batampt
  • Batampteh


Tasty, delicious



Baterye

  • di Baterye
  • Baterie
  • battery


battery




Batlan

  • Someone without a trade or a regular means of livelihood
  • Someone
  • without a trade or a regular means of livelihood
  • without
  • trade
  • regular
  • means of livelihood
  • means
  • mean
  • livelihood


Someone without a trade or a regular means of livelihood


batrefn

  • batrefen
  • amount to
  • amount


amount to (monetary)



batsirn

  • batzirn
  • batsiren
  • batziren
  • adorn


adorn


Baysn zikh di finger vos

  • Regret strongly that...
  • Regret strongly that
  • Regret strongly that
  • Regret strongly
  • Regret
  • strongly
  • Baysn zikh di finger vos...
  • Baysn zikh di finger
  • Baisn zikh di finger vos
  • Baisn zikh di finger
  • Beisn zikh di finger vos
  • Beisn zikh di finger
  • Beysn zikh di finger vos
  • Beysn zikh di finger
  • Bayzen zikh di finger vos
  • Bayzen zikh di finger vos...
  • Bayzen zikh di finger
  • Baizen zikh di finger vos
  • Baizen zikh di finger
  • Beizen zikh di finger vos
  • Beizen zikh di finger
  • Beyzen zikh di finger vos
  • Beyzen zikh di finger
  • Baysn
  • zikh
  • di
  • finger
  • vos
  • Baisn
  • Beysn
  • Beisn
  • Bayzen
  • Beyzen
  • Baizen
  • Beizen
  • zich
  • Baysn Sich di finger vos
  • Sich
  • Baysn Sich di finger vos...
  • Baysn Sich di finger
  • Baisn Sich di finger vos
  • Baisn Sich di finger
  • Beisn Sich di finger vos
  • Beisn Sich di finger
  • Beysn Sich di finger vos
  • Beysn Sich di finger
  • Bayzen Sich di finger vos
  • Bayzen Sich di finger vos...
  • Bayzen Sich di finger
  • Baizen Sich di finger vos
  • Baizen Sich di finger
  • Beizen Sich di finger vos
  • Beizen Sich di finger
  • Beyzen Sich di finger vos
  • Beyzen Sich di finger


Regret strongly that...



bay

  • bey
  • bai
  • bei
  • at
  • beside
  • near
  • by
  • with
  • at the house of
  • at the house
  • house
  • on the person of
  • on the person
  • person
  • in the mind of
  • in the mind
  • mind
  • about
  • around
  • on


at, beside, near, by, with; at the house of; on (the person of); in the mind of; about, around; on




baym

  • bay
  • baim
  • beym
  • beim
  • bay dem
  • bai dem
  • bey dem
  • bei dem
  • dem
  • bam
  • on
  • with
  • while


on (the...); with (the...); while ("baym" and "bam" = bay dem)




bazunder

  • separate
  • distinct
  • special
  • apart
  • batzunder
  • batsunder


separate, distinct, special; apart


Bebl

  • dos Bebl
  • bean


bean




Becher

  • Bekher
  • Wine goblet
  • Wine
  • goblet


Wine goblet



Behaimeh

  • Behaime
  • Behaymeh
  • Behayme
  • Animal
  • cow
  • dull-witted
  • ignorant drudge
  • ignorant
  • drudge
  • dull-wit
  • wit
  • dull
  • witted
  • Beheyme
  • Beheymeh
  • Beheime
  • Beheimeh


Animal, cow; ignorant drudge; when referring to a human being, means dull-witted



Behole

  • di Behole
  • Bedlam


Bedlam




Bei mir hust du gepoylt

  • Bey mir hust du gepoilt
  • You've gotten your way with me
  • You've gotten your way with me
  • Bei
  • Bey
  • mir
  • hust
  • du
  • gepoylt
  • gepoilt


You've gotten your way with me



Beker

  • Bekers
  • der Beker
  • baker


baker




Bekeray

  • bakery


bakery




Ben-yokhid

  • Ben-yochid
  • male only child
  • Ben
  • yokhid
  • yochid
  • male
  • only
  • child


A male only child