Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Modern cognates include German jung, English young.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

יונג (yungm, plural יונגען (yungen), diminutive ייִנגל (yingl) or ייִנגעלע (yingele)

  1. a youth

Adjective edit

יונג (yung) (comparative ייִנגער (yinger), superlative ייִנגסט (yingst))

  1. young

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