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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schande, from Middle High German schande, from Old High German scanta, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic *skandō (“shame, disgrace”). Doublet of שאַנד (shand).
Pronunciation
Noun
שאַנדע • (shande) f, plural שאַנדעס (shandes)
- disgrace; shame
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