nejudo

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Etymology

From ne +‎ judo.

Pronunciation

Noun

nejudo (accusative singular nejudon, plural nejudoj, accusative plural nejudojn)

  1. non-Jew, goy, gentile
    Synonym: gojo
    • 1933, Sholem Asch, translated by Izrael Lejzerowicz, La sorĉistino el Kastilio, page 99:
      Ne decas por juda virino porti perlojn, per kiuj nejudoj ornamas siajn diojn.
      It isn't proper for a Jewish woman to wear pearls with which non-Jews decorate their gods.
    • 2007, Marko Rauhamaa, “Re: Libereco de parolo.”, in soc.culture.esperanto (Usenet):
      Torao malpermesas ĉian negativan konduton kontraŭ nejudo, kondiĉe ke li ne estu malamiko.
      The Torah forbids any negative behavior against a non-Jew, as long as he is not an enemy.
    • 2013, Trevor Steele, “Ŝimeon, frato de Jeŝu”, in Beletra Almanako, number 18, page 8:
      'Nur poste, kiam mi jam vizitis multajn landojn kaj parolis kun multaj nejudoj...'
      'Only afterwards, when I had already visited many countries and spoken with many non-Jews...'