אומהיימלעך

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German unheimlich, from Old High German *unheimlīh. By surface analysis, אומ־ (um-) +‎ היימלעך (heymlekh), further from היים (heym) +‎ ־לעך (-lekh). Compare German unheimlich.

Adjective

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אומהיימלעך (umheymlekh)

  1. creepy, eerie
  2. uncanny
    Synonyms: נישט־⁠היימלעך (nisht-⁠heymlekh), טשודנע (tshudne), געהײַריש (gehayrish)

Declension

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References

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  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אומהײמלעך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “uncanny”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “creepy”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN