yiddish
n. uncountablen. a language used by Jewish people from Central and Eastern Europe. It is a mix of German, Hebrew, and other languages, and it is usually written with Hebrew letters.
n. a High German language of Ashkenazic Jewish origin, historically spoken throughout Central and Eastern Europe and now primarily in Israel and the United States. It incorporates elements of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Slavic languages and is conventionally written using the Hebrew alphabet.
My grandmother still speaks Yiddish with her friends.
Many English words like 'chutzpah' and 'schmooze' actually come from Yiddish and are used in everyday conversation.
While the number of native speakers declined significantly in the twentieth century, Yiddish continues to thrive in Hasidic communities and through a global revival of its literature and music.
From Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish), from Middle High German jüdisch (in reference to the language, more fully jüdischdiutsch (literally “Jewish-German”)). By surface analysis, Yid + -ish.
Capitalised in all contexts. When referring to the language, it is uncountable; when referring to a specific dialect or variety, it may occasionally be treated as countable.