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Yehudi

/jəˈhuːdi/

Yehudi proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew of Jewish usage.

Proper noun

Yehudi

  1. A male given name from Hebrew of Jewish usage.
    • The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself.2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Noun

Yehudi (plural Yehudis)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) A Jew.

Forms of Yehudi

pluralYehudis

Origin of Yehudi

From Hebrew יְהוּדִי (yehudí, “Jew”). Related to Judah. An endonym for and doublet of Jew.

Words formed from Yehudi

Words that rhyme with Yehudi

Questions about Yehudi

What does Yehudi mean?
Yehudi means a male given name from Hebrew of Jewish usage.
What part of speech is Yehudi?
Yehudi can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Yehudi?
Yehudi is pronounced /jəˈhuːdi/.

Words near Yehudi in the dictionary

  1. Yehor
  2. Yehovah
  3. Yehs
  4. yehu
  5. Yehuda
  6. Yehudi
  7. Yehudi lights
  8. Yehudim
  9. Yehudis
  10. Yehudit
  11. Yei

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