Yossi green has gone back to his roots with his latest project and cd release entitled yiddish nachas. As for spelling, i find several in different sources, including tuckus, tuchas, tuches, tokhes, tochus, tuchis, and toches. Although the words come from the same root, their usage conveys entirely different meanings. A previous post listed a number of examples of what is sometimes called yinglish. Wait ends for a yiddish version of godot the new york. Posted on 01262009 author alan categories yiddish tags tuchus, words, yiddish 1 comment on pain in the tuchus. The jps dictionary of jewish words, by joyce eisenberg and ellen scolnic, philadelphia, 2001. How to keep the coronavirus out of your houseim a surgeongiving you real tips docs are using duration.
Tuchas this jewish slang word refers to the ever expanding rear end. Yiddish is, above all, the paradigmatic jewish language the insiders way of communicating to fellow jews about daytoday things talk about god and faith is reserved for lashon hakkodesh the holy tongue of hebrew. Ruth margolisbowman gets the answer essentially correct. The word rukn, which in german just means back, in yiddish signifies the lower half of the back. A tsatskele is usually a young woman or teenage girl who is a handful, very demanding, or a piece of work. No matter how you spell it, its definition remains the same. Tsuris yiddish grief and trouble caused by a son or daughter. Growing up in a family environment in which yiddish was yet another vernacular spoken language along with english, i was exposed from a very early age to yiddish songs and even nursery rhymes. The this is one of those words that comes to us from the yiddish language. Tchotchke usually means a worthless trinket or souvenir. The barry sisters on the cover of one of their record jackets with songs listed in yiddish courtesy of youtube. The 2007 american community survey on language use counted just 158,991 people who spoke yiddish at home in the united states, a drop of. It can also be defined as the jewish cushioning device.
A video greeting to all past, present, and future patrons of florida atlantic universitys osher lifelong learning institute in boca raton. Embroidered patch made by artist jb brager, with calligraphy by ariana katz. Tsuris is a yiddish word, but its root is the hebrew tzarah, meaning trouble. This word originally stems from hebrew but is more closely associated with yiddish discourse. Everyday yiddishenglishyiddish dictionary starting with a. Suggestion and additions to this list can be sent to the author michael hannafein who can be contacted by email. Yiddish slang and idioms international yiddish center vilnus. Please feel free to leave us your own uses of the word tuchus in our comments section. His son wouldnt listen so the father gave him a little pach on tuchas. Yiddish word for posterior, ass, heiny, tushie, butt, booty, gluteus maximus.
A traditional form of selfdefense based on talking ones way out of a tight spot. Yiddish words for body parts learn yiddish articles. A century of yiddish in america, by sol steinmetz tuscaloosa, 1986. Quite a few years have passed since yossi began his composition career in london, england, but he remembers fondly that it all began with my writing songs for my mentor at the time, the inimitable and jewish music trailblazing yigal.
For an entire array of yiddish phrases, check out the invaluable book, born to kvetch. It is known that many jewish women have a large tuches and large chest. Shloyme etinger 1803 1856 solomon ettinger was born in zamosc. Citation from an apocalypse to remember, american dad. Reads mir veln zey iberlebn, or we will outlive them in yiddish. Tuchus dictionary definition tuchus defined yourdictionary. Without looking it up, my guess would be an old high german root, as yiddish is a dialect of german and old english owes a lot to german as well. The joys of hebrew, by lewis glinert new york, 1992. Yiddish is the language of the jewish people of europe. Mamaleh is a term of endearment meaning litlle mommait is about the spanish equivalent of mamacita. Yiddish glossary by the association of messianic congregations. Yet more yiddish about words cambridge dictionaries.
Klein, a native new yorker, was a founding member of the aids activist group act up aids coalition to unleash power. To look on at a card game or other activity in an officious way. Yiddish folk songs and nursery rhymes with a nod to. Alan klein has three decades experience in being a leader in strategic communications at the vanguard of political and social change. With that behavior, youre asking for a potch on the toches.
This yiddish word entered the oxford english dictionary as both an adjective predestined, ideal, and as a noun soulmate. Recent examples on the web the plummeting price of natural gas wasnt worth this tsuris. Also spelled tochis and tochas, it is regarded by some folks, such as the new york times, as insufficiently elegant. Stern responded with tuchas and following the culmination of the trick, he even offered a lesson on the proper guttural pronunciation of the word. The 826page comprehensive englishyiddish dictionary, with almost 50,000 entries and 33,000 subentries, is the work of gitl schaechterviswanath, a yiddish editor and poet, and paul glasser, a. Tuchus also tuchis noun slang buttocks, rear end, butt uses. These english words of yiddish origin, except as noted, are in the online editions of the oxford english dictionary oed, the american heritage dictionary of the english language ahd, or the merriamwebster dictionary mw. By 1795, poland had been partitioned between prussia, russia and austria. Futz definition is fool around often used with around. We will outlive them embroidered patch yiddish tsibele. There are some yiddish words used in english language context.
Its origin is found in the waves of jewish people who migrated from the middle east to europe during the years spanning 700 c. I stay most of the time at home so i rarely use the mercedes. As with yiddish, yinglish has no set transliteration standard. Learn the definition of the yiddish word tsuris as well as the proper way to pronounce tsuris, from a. Waiting for godot, samuel becketts signature, absurdist play, has a new twist. Shira, if you dont stop it, youre going to get a patch. The university is making als presentation of the great jewish entertainers available online until june 30 as it transitions from live lectures in the 550 seat auditorium to video lectures accessible at home on computer screens, laptops, and smart phones. The yiddish word tuches is defined as a rear end, bottom or backside. It is at once sarcastic and dark, yet it is ultimately full of vigor, hope, and charm. This is particularly true after the jewish holidays due to great jewish cooking. The yiddish word tsuris is defined as serious trouble or aggravation. And that driver has shpilkashes a pain in the tuchas. This is a list of words that have entered the english language from the yiddish language.
Even though it means little mommamama, it is oftentimes used toward the younger childfemale family members by the elder family membersjust like spanish parents sometimes call their 2 year old daughters mammi or mama. The parenthesesenclosed information at the end of each words entry starts with the original yiddish term in hebrew script, the latin script transliteration, and the. Tsuris definition of tsuris by the free dictionary. Yiddish glossary association of messianic congregations. Everyday yiddishenglishyiddish dictionary beginning with a. I live only in one room, but i have to clean the whole house. Click here for results from yiddishdictionary online.