כּסף

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew כסף.

Noun

כּסף • (kesef) m, plural כּספֿים (kesefim)

1. silver; money

   Synonym: זילבער (zilber)

   • 1998, Steven A. Jacobson, quotee, A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, Fairbanks, AK, page 88:

     “כּסף אוזשבֿ מטהר ממזרים“

     "kesef vezohov metaher mamzeyrim"

     "Silver and gold (can even) redeem bastards"

Derived terms

• כּסף-טהור (kesef-toher, “Pure silver”)

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, pages 88, 89