ליטוואַק

Yiddish

Noun

ליטוואַק • (litvak) m, plural ליטוואַקעס (litvakes) or ליטוואַקן (litvakn)

1. Litvak (a Lithuanian Jew)

Usage notes

Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Lithuanian non-Jew is not a litvak, but rather a ליטווינער (litviner).

See also

• ליטווינער (litviner)