יונג

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Modern cognates include German jung, English young.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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יונג (yungm, plural יונגען (yungen), diminutive ייִנגל (yingl) or ייִנגעלע (yingele)

  1. a youth
  2. guy, fellow

Adjective

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יונג (yung) (comparative ייִנגער (yinger), superlative ייִנגסט (yingst))

  1. young

Declension

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Antonyms

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