יאָשקע

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From יוסף‎ (yosef, yoysef) +‎ ־קע‎ (-ke).

Proper noun

יאָשקע • (yoshke) m

  1. Nickname or endearing form of יוסף‎ (yosef, yoysef).

Etymology 2

Shortened from 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

יאָשקע • (yoshke) m

  1. (euphemistic, often pejorative) Jesus
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