חבֿר

See also: חבר and ח־ב־ר

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew חָבֵר (khavér). Compare English chaver.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈχavɜr/

Noun edit

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

(male) friend, buddy, comrade
Synonym: פֿרײַנד (fraynd)
boyfriend
(communism) (male) comrade

Derived terms edit

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

Related terms edit

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

Descendants edit

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

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