heimish
Pronunciations
haimish | (HAY-mish) | listen |
Definitions
adj. Familiar, homey, informal, cozy, warm.
adj. At home, comfortable.
adj. Haredi Orthodox.
Example Sentences
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
הײמיש heymish 'homey; cozy; familiar' (from הײם heym 'home')
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
- View More
- The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
haimish, heymish, haymish, hamish
Notes
Haredi Jews use "heimish" as an adjective for individuals, events, businesses, and institutions, indicating that they are in-group. Other Jews use it with the more general meaning of "homey," usually not about individuals. Orthodox communities sometimes use the inflected form "heimishe" preceding a noun.
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