Jewish in Different Languages
Discover 'Jewish' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Jewish
Afrikaans joods | ||
Albanian hebre | ||
Amharic አይሁድ | ||
Arabic يهودي | ||
Armenian հրեա | ||
Assamese ইহুদী | ||
Aymara judionakan uñt’atawa | ||
Azerbaijani yəhudi | ||
Bambara yahutuw ye | ||
Basque judua | ||
Belarusian яўрэйская | ||
Bengali ইহুদি | ||
Bhojpuri यहूदी लोग के बा | ||
Bosnian jevrejski | ||
Bulgarian еврейски | ||
Catalan jueu | ||
Cebuano hudiyo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 犹太人 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 猶太人 | ||
Corsican ghjudeu | ||
Croatian židovski | ||
Czech židovský | ||
Danish jødisk | ||
Dhivehi ޔަހޫދީންނެވެ | ||
Dogri यहूदी | ||
Dutch joods | ||
English jewish | ||
Esperanto juda | ||
Estonian juudi | ||
Ewe yudatɔwo ƒe nyawo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) hudyo | ||
Finnish juutalainen | ||
French juif | ||
Frisian joadsk | ||
Galician xudeu | ||
Georgian ებრაული | ||
German jüdisch | ||
Greek εβραϊκός | ||
Guarani judío-kuéra | ||
Gujarati યહૂદી | ||
Haitian Creole jwif | ||
Hausa bayahude | ||
Hawaiian iudaio | ||
Hebrew יהודי | ||
Hindi यहूदी | ||
Hmong neeg yudais | ||
Hungarian zsidó | ||
Icelandic gyðinga | ||
Igbo onye juu | ||
Ilocano judio | ||
Indonesian yahudi | ||
Irish giúdach | ||
Italian ebraica | ||
Japanese ユダヤ人 | ||
Javanese wong yahudi | ||
Kannada ಯಹೂದಿ | ||
Kazakh еврей | ||
Khmer ជ្វីហ្វ | ||
Kinyarwanda abayahudi | ||
Konkani ज्यू लोक | ||
Korean 유대인 | ||
Krio na ju pipul dɛn | ||
Kurdish cihûyî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) جولەکە | ||
Kyrgyz еврей | ||
Lao ຢິວ | ||
Latin latin | ||
Latvian ebreju | ||
Lingala moyuda | ||
Lithuanian žydas | ||
Luganda omuyudaaya | ||
Luxembourgish jiddesch | ||
Macedonian еврејски | ||
Maithili यहूदी | ||
Malagasy jiosy | ||
Malay yahudi | ||
Malayalam ജൂതൻ | ||
Maltese lhudi | ||
Maori hurai | ||
Marathi ज्यू | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁꯤꯌꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ꯫ | ||
Mizo juda mite an ni | ||
Mongolian еврей | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဂျူး | ||
Nepali यहूदी | ||
Norwegian jødisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wachiyuda | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଯିହୁଦୀ | ||
Oromo yihudoota | ||
Pashto یهودي | ||
Persian یهودی | ||
Polish żydowski | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) judaico | ||
Punjabi ਯਹੂਦੀ | ||
Quechua judio runakuna | ||
Romanian evreiască | ||
Russian еврейский | ||
Samoan tagata iutaia | ||
Sanskrit यहूदी | ||
Scots Gaelic iùdhach | ||
Sepedi sejuda | ||
Serbian јеврејски | ||
Sesotho sejuda | ||
Shona wechijudha | ||
Sindhi يهودي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) යුදෙව් | ||
Slovak židovský | ||
Slovenian judovsko | ||
Somali yuhuudi | ||
Spanish judío | ||
Sundanese yahudi | ||
Swahili myahudi | ||
Swedish judisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) hudyo | ||
Tajik яҳудӣ | ||
Tamil யூத | ||
Tatar яһүд | ||
Telugu యూదు | ||
Thai ชาวยิว | ||
Tigrinya ኣይሁዳዊ | ||
Tsonga vayuda | ||
Turkish yahudi | ||
Turkmen jewishewreý | ||
Twi (Akan) yudafo de | ||
Ukrainian єврейська | ||
Urdu یہودی | ||
Uyghur يەھۇدىي | ||
Uzbek yahudiy | ||
Vietnamese do thái | ||
Welsh iddewig | ||
Xhosa yamayuda | ||
Yiddish יידיש | ||
Yoruba juu | ||
Zulu eyamajuda |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Albanian | The word "Hebre" in Albanian may be derived from the Greek word "Ἑβραῖος" (Hebraios), meaning "Hebrew" or "Jew," or it may be a shortened form of the Albanian word "Hebrenj," also meaning "Jew." |
| Amharic | The word "አይሁድ" also means "an enemy of God" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The word يهودي ('Jewish') in Arabic is derived from the Hebrew word 'yehudi,' which means 'from Judah,' the name of the ancient kingdom in the southern part of the Levant. |
| Armenian | The word Հրեա can also be used to refer to the Aramaic language spoken by Jews. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azeri, the term 'Yəhudi' may also refer to the Hebrew language or Judaism. |
| Basque | The word "Judua" in Basque also means "Jew". |
| Belarusian | The feminine form of the Belorussian word for "Jewish" is sometimes used to refer to Jewish women or, more particularly, wives of Jewish men. |
| Bengali | The term "ইহুদি" is also derived from the Hebrew "Yehuda", meaning "praise". |
| Bosnian | The etymology of the word "Jevrejski" in Bosnian is uncertain, with the most common theories linking it to the Hebrew word "Yehudi" or the Aramaic word "Yahudi", both meaning "Judean". |
| Bulgarian | The word "Еврейски" also means "Hebrew" in Bulgarian, and is derived from the Medieval Greek word "Εβραϊκός" (Hebraïkós), meaning "of the Hebrews". |
| Catalan | 'Jueu' shares the same Latin root 'Iudaeus' with the English 'Jew' and the French 'Juif', suggesting a common origin for the concept of 'Jewishness' across different European languages. |
| Cebuano | The etymology of "Hudiyo" is uncertain, with theories suggesting it may be derived from "India" or "Hudyos," an archaic Spanish term for "Jews." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 在中文语境中，'犹太人'一词还可指代宗教信仰，并非狭义上的种族或民族群体。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 猶太人原指猶大國人，後特指猶太民族 |
| Corsican | Corsican "Ghjudeu" derives from Vulgar Latin "Iudæu", which itself derives from Hebrew "yehudi". |
| Croatian | The word "Židovski" can also refer to "Jewishness" or "Judaism" in Croatian. |
| Czech | Židovský ("Jewish") comes from staročeské Žid ("Jew"), which is derived from the Old High German word Judin ("the Jews"). |
| Danish | In addition, the Danish word "jødisk" can also refer to anything "related to Judaism". |
| Dutch | In historical Dutch, the term "Joods" also referred to the tribe of Judah, as well as the Hebrew language. |
| Estonian | The word "Juudi" in Estonian is derived from the Hebrew word "Yehudi", which refers to the tribe of Judah and later to all Israelites. |
| Finnish | The word 'juutalainen' is derived from the Hebrew 'yehudi', meaning 'from Judah' |
| French | The French word "juif" can refer to a person of Jewish ancestry, religion, or culture. |
| Frisian | The etymology of the Frisian word "Joadsk" is uncertain. |
| Galician | The word "Xudeu" in Galician originates from the Latin word "Iudaeus" and has the alternate meaning of "traitor". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word |
| German | The term "jüdisch" can refer to both Jewish people and their culture or religion in German. |
| Greek | In addition to its standard meaning of "Jewish", "εβραϊκός" can also mean "Hebrew" or "Semitic" in Greek. |
| Gujarati | The word “યહૂદી” (“Jewish”) in Gujarati is derived from the Persian word “Yahudi”, which in turn comes from the Hebrew word “Yehudi”, meaning “from Judah”. Judah was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. |
| Hausa | The etymology of 'bayahude' is unclear and may derive from Hebrew, Berber or an unknown language spoken by former Jewish traders. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "Iudaio" can also refer to the Portuguese or a person of Portuguese descent. |
| Hebrew | The word "יהודי" is also used in Hebrew to refer to a resident of the State of Israel, regardless of their religion. |
| Hindi | The word 'यहूदी' ('Jewish' in English) is derived from the Hebrew word 'יהודה' ('Judea' in English) which refers to the ancient kingdom of Judea. |
| Hmong | The term 'Neeg Yudais' ('Jewish') is a complex and disputed one within the Hmong community, with varying interpretations of its meaning and historical origins. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "zsidó" is derived from the Czech "Žid" and ultimately from the Hebrew "yehudi" meaning "Judean". |
| Icelandic | The word Gyðinga in Icelandic comes from the Old Norse word gyðing, which referred to heathens in general rather than specifically to Jews. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "Onye Juu" derives from the Hebrew word "Yehudim", meaning "Judeans". |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "Yahudi" also historically referred to Jews and non-Jews alike, like Christians and Muslims. |
| Irish | The Irish word "Giúdach" can also refer to a member of the tribe of Judah or to a person who is circumcised. |
| Italian | The Italian word "Ebraica" can also mean "Hebrew language". |
| Japanese | The word ユダヤ人 (Jewish) in Japanese can also refer to the ancient state of Judea. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "Wong Yahudi" can also refer to a person who is thrifty or stingy. |
| Kannada | ಯಹೂದಿ is also used to refer to a merchant or a person from Judea. |
| Kazakh | "Еврей" can also mean a rich person |
| Khmer | The word "ជ្វីហ្វ" (pronounced "chee-v" in Khmer) is derived from the Pali word "jīviko", meaning "livelihood" or "one who lives" |
| Korean | In Korean, the word '유대인' can also refer to people from India. |
| Kurdish | The word "cihûyî" in Kurdish may also refer to something that is evil or treacherous. |
| Kyrgyz | Еврей (Evrey) is also the name given to a kind of ancient coin in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The Lao word ຢິວ (Jewish) is also used to refer to people from the Middle East and India. |
| Latin | The word 'Latin' in Latin can also refer to the people of Latium, the region in central Italy where the Latin language originated. |
| Latvian | Ebreju, which derives from the Hebrew language, is used colloquially in Latvia to refer to a non-Latvian person of any origin. |
| Lithuanian | The word "Žydas" in Lithuanian can also refer to "a Jew" or "a person of Jewish descent". |
| Luxembourgish | While the Luxembourgish word "Jiddesch" refers to the Jewish people, it also encompasses Yiddish language and culture within its meaning. |
| Macedonian | Еврејски comes from the Hebrew word "ivri." It can also mean "Hellenic" or "Greek." |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "Jiosy" is derived from the Arabic word "Yahudi", meaning "Jew". |
| Malay | In Malay, "Yahudi" can also mean "clever" or "astute". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'ജൂതൻ' is a transliteration of the English word 'Jew' used in Malayalam to refer to the ethnic and religious group. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "Lhudi" for Jewish derives from the Arabic word "Yahudi," and is often used as a slur, although it is sometimes employed with less offensive intent, like when referring to the language Ladino. |
| Maori | The Maori word "Hurai" is derived from the English word "Jew" and was first used in the early 19th century to refer to Jewish people. |
| Marathi | The term "ज्यू" (pronounced "jew") is a loanword from English, and is often used to describe Jews in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | Еврей originated from the name of a Mongol tribe that resided in the territory of present-day Kazakhstan. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The term ဂျူး (Jewish) was historically used in Myanmar to refer to both Jewish and Christian communities, possibly due to linguistic confusion or shared religious practices. |
| Nepali | In Nepali, the word "यहूदी" can also mean "a person of the Jewish faith". |
| Norwegian | While the primary meaning of "jødisk" is "Jewish", it can also refer to something of poor quality in informal speech. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Wachiyuda" (Jewish) may also refer to the Bene Israel Jews or to Jewish people from Yemen. |
| Pashto | Alternate meanings of "یهودي" in Pashto include "Israelite" and "descendant of Jacob." |
| Persian | The word "یهودی" ("Jewish") in Persian can also refer to "a type of pastry filled with dates" or "the Jewish quarter of a city". |
| Polish | The word "żydowski" in Polish can also refer to something or someone considered to be miserly or excessively devoted to money. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "judaico" in Portuguese can also mean "Mosaic" or "related to the Jewish Bible". |
| Punjabi | In Punjabi, the word "ਯਹੂਦੀ" can also refer to a person who is stingy or miserly. |
| Romanian | "Evreiască" is a Romanian word that can refer to the Jewish people, the Jewish religion, or the Yiddish language. |
| Russian | "Еврейский" (Jewish) can also mean "relating to the Hebrews", an ancient Near Eastern people |
| Samoan | Tagata Iutaia derives from the name Judea and was introduced by early missionaries. |
| Scots Gaelic | In the Scottish Highlands, the word 'Iùdhach' was sometimes used to describe a person from the Western Isles, or to refer to someone with a dark complexion. |
| Serbian | The word "Јеврејски" can also refer to the language spoken by Jews, known as Hebrew. |
| Sesotho | The word "Sejuda" in Sesotho is derived from the Hebrew word "yehudi" meaning "Judah" or "Jew". |
| Shona | The word 'WechiJudha' is derived from the Hebrew word 'yehudi', meaning 'a member of the tribe of Judah' or 'a person of the Jewish faith'. |
| Sindhi | This word is only used to refer to Jewish people. There are no synonyms in Sindhi with alternate meanings. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word යුදෙව් (Jewish) is derived from the Hebrew word 'yehudi' which means 'from the tribe of Judah'. |
| Slovak | The word "Židovský" in Slovak can also mean "hospitable" or "accommodating". It is derived from the Slavic word "žid", meaning "guest". |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word "Judovsko" can also refer to "trembling" or "shaking". |
| Spanish | The word "judío" in Spanish can also refer to a type of fish called the bluefish. |
| Swahili | The word 'Myahudi' is used to refer to Jews and is likely derived from the Arabic word 'Yahud', meaning 'Jews'. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word Judisk comes from the Middle French word juif and the Old French word giu, both meaning "Jew." The suffix -isk is used to indicate a person or thing that belongs to a particular group or place. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "Hudyo" derived from the Spanish "Judio," but it also has secondary meanings referring to bad luck or stinginess. |
| Tajik | The word “Яҳудӣ” in Tajik also has the meaning “Jewry, Judaism”. |
| Tamil | Tamil word "யூத" is likely derived from Portuguese "judeu" |
| Telugu | The word "యూదు" can also refer to the Hebrew language or the Jewish religion. |
| Thai | ชาวยิว (Jewish) is also used to describe people of the Jewish religion, or those who follow Judaism. |
| Turkish | The word “Yahudi”, which literally means “dwelling in a city”, is an exonym derived from the Hebrew words “Yehudah” and “Yehudi,” referring respectively to the tribe and territory of Judah. |
| Ukrainian | The word “Єврейська” (Jewish) derives from the ancient Hebrew word “יברי” (ivri), meaning “Hebrew” or “from the other side.” |
| Urdu | The word "یہودی" can also refer to a member of the Jewish religion or to a person of Jewish descent. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "Yahudiy" is also used to refer to merchants who deal in illegal activities such as drug trading. |
| Vietnamese | The word "Do Thái" (literally "from the Middle East") in Vietnamese is also used colloquially to refer to all Abrahamic religions. |
| Welsh | The word 'Iddewig' is derived from the Hebrew word 'Yehudi', meaning 'descendant of Judah'. |
| Xhosa | The word "YamaYuda" is derived from the Hebrew word "Yehud" and is also used to refer to a person of the Jewish faith. |
| Yiddish | The word היידיש is also used to refer to the secular culture of European Jewish communities that use the Yiddish language. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'Juu' can also refer to someone who is stingy or greedy. |
| Zulu | EyamaJuda is a Zulu word that is derived from the Arabic word 'Yahud', meaning 'Jews'. |
| English | The term 'Jewish' is derived from the Hebrew word 'Yehudi,' meaning a citizen or inhabitant of the Kingdom of Judah. |