מענטש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German mennisko.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɛnt͡ʃ]

Noun

מענטש • (mentsh) m, plural מענטשן‎ (mentshn)

  1. human
    • ‏יעדער מענטש ווערט געבוירן פֿרײַ און גלײַך אין כּבֿוד און רעכט.‎‎
      Yeder mentsh vert geboyrn fray un glaykh in koved un rekht.
      Every human being is born free and equal in dignity and rights.
  2. mensch; an honorable person; a gentleman
    • ‏זײַן שוואָגער איז אַ מענטש.‎‎
      zayn shvoger iz a mentsh.
      His brother-in-law is a mensch.

Derived terms
  • אָרעמ־מענטש‎ (orem-mentsh, “poor woman”)
  • לופֿטמענטש‎ (luftmentsh, “person without a definite occpation; idler”)
  • מענטשהייט‎ (mentshheyt, “mankind, humanity”)
  • מענטשיש‎ (mentshish, “human; decent”)
  • מענטשלעך‎ (mentshlekh, “humane; human (ideally)”)
  • מענטשלעכקייט‎ (mentshlekhkeyt, “humanity; humaneness”)
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