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jewish

Jew·ish
J j

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [joo-ish]
    • /ˈdʒu ɪʃ/
    • /dʒuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [joo-ish]
    • /ˈdʒu ɪʃ/

Definitions of jewish word

  • adjective jewish of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews or Judaism: Jewish customs. 1
  • adjective jewish Informal. Yiddish. 1
  • noun jewish Informal. Yiddish. 1
  • adjective jewish of Jews 1
  • adjective jewish religion 1
  • adjective jewish Jewish means belonging or relating to the religion of Judaism or to Jews. 0

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Origin of jewish

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; Jew + -ish1; compare Old English iudēisc < Late Latin iudē(us) Jew + Old English -isc -ish1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Jewish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jewish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

jewish usage trend in Literature

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