Everyday Yiddish-English-Yiddish Dictionary (Starting with "K")

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Everyday Yiddish-English-Yiddish Dictionary
(Starting with "K")

By Natalya Belinsky,
"Fluent English Educational Project"

natalya.belinskaya@fluent-english.ru
www.fluent-english.ru

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K'naidel

k'naidlech
Knaidel
knaidlech
matzoh balls
matzoh ball
matsoh balls
matsoh ball
Dumplings
Dumpling
k'naidlekh
knaidlekh
Knaiydleach
Knaidleach
Knaydleach
Knaiydlech
Knaidlech
Knaydlech
matzoh
balls
matsoh
ball

Dumplings usually made of matzoh meal, cooked in soup; matzoh balls

K'vatsh

Kvatsh
Kvatch
Kvach
Boneless person
Boneless
person
lacking character
lacking
character
whiner
weakling

Boneless person, one lacking character; a whiner, weakling

K'vitsh

Kvitsh
Kvitch
Kvich
Shriek
scream
screech

Shriek, scream, screech

Kabalah

Kabbalah
Kabala
Kabbala
acceptance
Jewish mysticism
Jewish
mysticism

lit., acceptance: Jewish mysticism

Kaddish

Kaddisch
Kadish
Kadisch
mourner's prayer
mourner
prayer

mourner's prayer

Kale

Kaleh
Kalle
Kalleh
Bride

Bride

Kalleh moid

Kaleh moid
Kalle moid
Kale moid
girl of marriageable age
girl
marriageable age
Kalleh
moid
moyd
Kaleh
Kalle
Kale
Kaleh moyd
Kalle moyd
Kale moyd
Kalleh moyd
marriageable
age

A girl of marriageable age

Kallehniu

Kalehniu
Kalleniu
Kaleniu
Little bride
Little
bride

Little bride

Kalt

Cold

Cold

Kapelye

di Kapelye
band
Kapelie

band

Kapo

head of a Judenrat
head
Judenrat

head of a Judenrat

Kass

der Kass
Kas
der Kas
anger

anger

Katchke

Kachke
Katshke
duck
nudnik
talker
chatterer
gas-bag
windbag
chatterbox

duck; nudnik; talker, chatterer, gas-bag, windbag; chatterbox

Katshkedik

Katchkedik
Kachkedik
Ducky
swell
pleasant

(Americanism) Ducky, swell, pleasant

Ke nignehore

Ke
nignehore
Not tempt the evil eye
Not tempt
evil eye
Not
tempt
evil
eye

Not tempt the evil eye

Keler

der Keler
basement

basement

kemat

kimat
almost
practically

almost, practically

kenen

konen
gekent
gekont
be able to
be able
know
able

to be able to; to know (a skill or language); able

keyn

kein
kayn
kain
to
a
an
any
no
nothing
none
not anything

1. (prep.) to 2. (negative article) a, an, any; no, nothing, none; not anything (used in negative sentences)

keyn mol nisht

keyn mol nisht
kein mol nisht
kayn mol nisht
kain mol nisht
keyn mol nischt
kein mol nischt
kayn mol nischt
kain mol nischt
keyn
kein
kayn
kain
mol
nisht
nischt

never

Khemye

Di khemye
chemye
Di chemye
khemyeh
Di khemyeh
chemyeh
Di chemyeh
Chemistry

Chemistry

kheshbn

kheshben
cheshbn
cheshben
heshbn
heshben
kheschbn
kheschben
cheschbn
cheschben
heschbn
heschben
kheshboynes
kheshboines
cheshboynes
cheshboines
heshboynes
heshboines
kheschboynes
kheschboines
cheschboynes
cheschboines
heschboynes
hescboines
accounting
bill
calculation

accounting, bill, calculation

Kheyfets

der Kheyfets
Kheifets
Kheyfetz
Kheifetz
khfeytsim
khfeitsim
khfeytzim
khfeitzim
thing
article
object

thing, article, object

Kheyrem

der Kheyrem
Kheirem
ban

ban

Khezhbn-Firer

der Khezhbn-Firer
Khezhben-Firer
der Khezhben-Firer
Khezhbn
Firer
Khezhben
Khezhbnfirer
Khezhbenfirer
accountant

accountant

Khidesh

der Khidesh
Khidesch
khidushim
khiduschim
innovation
novelty
surprise
astonishment

innovation, novelty, surprise, astonishment

khotsh

khotsch
chotsh
chotsch
although
at least
least

although; at least

Kibbutz

kibbuts
kibutz
kibuts
Israeli collective farm
Israeli
collective farm
collective
farm
kibbutzim
kibutzim
kibbutsim
kibutsim

Israeli collective farm

Kibitz

Kibbitz
chitchat
Kibbits
Kibits
offer unsolicited advice as a spectator
offer
unsolicited advice
unsolicited
advice
spectator

offer unsolicited advice as a spectator; chitchat

Kibitzer

Kibitser
Kibbitzer
Kibbitser
Meddlesome spectator
Meddlesome
spectator
one who always jokes
joke
joker
meddlesome jester
jester

Meddlesome spectator; one who always jokes; meddlesome jester

kind

Child

Child

Kind un kait

Kind un kayt
Kind un keit
Kind un keyt
Young and old
Young
and
old
Kind
un
kait
kayt
keit
keyt

Young and old

Kinder

Children

Children

Kinehora

curse

A curse in reverse.
Explanation:
A colleague tells you with best intentions, "Looks like you're going to get a promotion, Jack." Kinehora! You quickly cover his mouth, for to utter such a thing is to ensure it will never happen.

kinstlekh

artificial

artificial

Kinstler

der Kinstler
kinstlers
artist

artist

kirtsung

kirtzung
abbreviation

abbreviation

Kishkes

Kishkeh
Kishke
guts
innards
innard
intestines
stuffed derma
stuffed
derma
gut
intestine
stuff
kishkas
kishka
Kischkes
kischkas
kischka
Kischkeh
Kischke

guts, intestines, innards; stuffed derma (sausage shaped, stuffed with a mixture of flour, onions, salt, pepper and fat to keep it together, it is boiled, roasted and sliced)

Kishnev

Kishinev
Kischnev
Kischinev
city
Back of beyond
middle of nowhere
boondocks
boondock
other side of the world

1) A city in Russia. 2) Any place so far away you don't know or care to know how to get there. 3) Back of beyond; middle of nowhere; boondocks; other side of the world

Klainer gornisht

Klain gornisht
Klayner gornisht
Klayn gornisht
Kleiner gornisht
Klein gornisht
Kleyner gornisht
Kleyn gornisht
klainer
klain
klayner
klayn
kleiner
klein
kleyner
kleyn
Little prig
A little nothing
Little
prig
little nothing
nothing
gornisht
gornischt
Klainer gornischt

Little prig (Lit., A little nothing)

Klayder

di Klayder
Klaider
Kleyder
Kleider
attire

attire

Kleyn

Klein
Klayn
Klain
Klayner
Klainer
Kleyner
Kleiner
The little one
little one
little

The little one

Klezmer

Kleizmer
Klaizmer
Klayzmer
Klezmers
Klezmorim
Kleizmers
Klaizmers
Klaizmorim
Kleizmorim
musician

musician

Klor

Clear

Clear

Klotz kasheh

Foolish question
fruitless question
Foolish
question
fruitless
Klotz kascheh
Klots kasheh
Klots kascheh
Klutz kasheh
Kluts kasheh
Klootz kasheh
Kloots kasheh
Klotz kashe
Klots kascheh
Klots kascheh
Klutz kascheh
Kluts kascheh
Klootz kascheh
Kloots kascheh
Klotz kasche
Klots kashe
Klots kasche
Klutz kashe
Kluts kashe
Klootz kashe
Kloots kashe
Klots kasche
Klots kasche
Klutz kasche
Kluts kasche
Klootz kasche
Kloots kasche
Klotz
Klots
Klutz
Kluts
Klootz
Kloots
kasheh
kascheh
kashe
kasche

Foolish question; fruitless question

Klutz

Kluts
Klotz
Klots
Klootz
Kloots
Ungraceful
awkward
clumsy person
clumsy
person
bungler

Ungraceful, awkward, clumsy person; bungler (rhymes with "guts").
Commentary:
A person who trips over things, bumps into walls and has "two left feet." A klutz is a person who frequently trips on his own shoelaces, falls over furniture and manages to drip mustard on his/her lap with such regularity that it confounds the laws of probability. Klutz's, however, are not unloved because they are usually the victims of their own misdeeds.

Knaker

Knacker
K'naker
K'nacker
Big shot
big wig
fat cat
Big
shot
wig
fat
cat

Big shot (sarcastically); big wig, fat cat

Knekhl

dos Knekhl
Knechl
dos Knechl
ankle
knuckle

ankle, knuckle

Knubble

Knuble
garlic

garlic

Kol

Keler
voice

voice

Korb

der Korb
basket

basket

Korban

scapegoat

scapegoat

Kosher

clean
Legitimate
right
honest

Jewish dietary laws based on "cleanliness"; legitimate. Also referring to the legitimacy of a situation: right, honest
Example: This plan doesn't seem kosher.

Koved

Respect
honour
reverence
esteem

Respect, honour, reverence, esteem

koydem kol

koidem kol
koydem
koidem
kol
first of all
first
all

first of all

Koyekh

Koyekhes
Koiekh
Koiekhes
Koyeches
Koiech
Koieches
Koyech
strength
energy

strength, energy

Koyshbol

der Koyshbol
Koyschbol
Koishbol
Koschbol
basketball

basketball

Krechts

Kreachts
Krekhts
Kreakhts
Groan
moan

Groan, moan

Krechtser

Kreachtser
Kreakhtser
Krekhtser
Blues singer
moaner
Blues
singer

Blues singer, moaner

krign

krigen
krighen
get
receive
acquire

get, receive, acquire

Kshos

Kschos
Sagittarius

Sagittarius

Kugl

Kugel
Kuglekh
Kuglech
pudding

(type of) pudding

kunst

di Kunst
art

art

Kurveh

Kurve
courva
curveh
hooker
curve
Kurva
curva
whore
prostitute

whore, prostitute, hooker

Kvel

kvell
K'vel
K'velen
Kvelen
beam with joy
burst with pride
glow with happiness
beam
be delighted
beam
joy
burst
pride
glow
happiness
delighted
beam with
burst with
glow with
delight

(rhymes with swell)
1. To beam with joy, burst with pride, glow with pride and happiness, beam; be delighted. 2. To express pleasure in a gentle manner. 3. To exclaim joyfully or proudly, especially in boasting about the achievements of a family member.

kveln