שאַנד

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Yiddish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German schande, from Old High German scanta, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic *skandō (“shame, disgrace”). Doublet of שאַנדע (shande).

Pronunciation

Noun

שאַנד • (shand) f, plural שאַנדן (shandn) or שאַנדעס (shandes)

  1. shame
    Synonyms: בזיון (bizoyen), חרפּה (kharpe)
    ווערן צו שאַנד (און צו שפּאָט) ― vern tsu shand (un tsu shpot) ― be humiliated, be put to shame; dishonour oneself
    זײַן צו שאַנד (און צו שפּאָט) ― zayn tsu shand (un tsu shpot) ― be the object of humiliation
    צו שאַנד מאַכן ― tsu shand makhn ― to put to shame
  2. disgrace, disrepute
  3. private parts

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “שאַנד”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “שאַנד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
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