Yehudi
English
Etymology
From Hebrew יְהוּדִי (yehudí, “Jew”). Related to Judah. An endonym for and doublet of Jew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jəˈhuːdi/
- Rhymes: -uːdi
Proper noun
Yehudi
- A male given name from Hebrew of Jewish usage.
- 2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency[1]:
- 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.
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Noun
Yehudi (plural Yehudis)
- (sometimes derogatory) A Jew.