יאָשקע
Yiddish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From יוסף (yosef, yoysef) + ־קע (-ke).
Proper noun
[edit]יאָשקע • (yoshke) m
- Nickname or endearing form of יוסף (yosef, yoysef).
Etymology 2
[edit]Ellipsis of יאָשקע פּאַנדרע (yoshke pandre). The first part from the above, as though it were a nickname for ישו (yeshu, “Jesus”). The second part from Latin Panthera, the name of the Roman soldier alleged by some to have fathered Jesus.
Proper noun
[edit]יאָשקע • (yoshke) m
- (euphemistic, often derogatory) Jesus; Yoshke
- כ'פֿײַף אויף יאָשקע.
- kh'fayf oyf yoshke.
- I don't give a damn about Yoshke.
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Yoshke