חבֿר

See also: חבר and ח־ב־ר

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חָבֵר (khavér). Compare English chaver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχavɜr/

Noun

חבֿר • (khaver) m, plural חבֿרים (khaveyrem), feminine חבֿרטע (khaverte)

1. (male) friend, buddy, comrade

   Synonym: פֿרײַנד (fraynd)

2. boyfriend
3. (communism) (male) comrade

Derived terms

• חבֿרטע (khaverte, “female friend; girlfriend”)
• חבֿרשאַפֿט (khavershaft, “friendship”)
• חבֿריש (khaverish, “friendly”)
• חבֿרן (khavern, “(reflexive) to be friends”)

Related terms

• חבֿרה (khevre, “gang of friends”)
• חבֿרותא (khavruse)

Descendants

• → Dutch: gabber
  • → English: gabber
• → Finnish: kaveri
• → Bavarian: Haberer
  • → German: Haberer
• → Hungarian: haver
• → Lithuanian: chebra