יויך

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German juche, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *jūxà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jáušāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *yowHs-ó-s, from *yúHs. Cognate to German Jauche. Likely semantically influenced by Ukrainian юха́ (juxá, soup). Compare also Serbo-Croatian, Slovene juha (soup).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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יויך (yoykhf, plural יויכן (yoykhn), diminutive יײַכל (yaykhl)

  1. broth, especially chicken broth, or any clear soup consisting primarily of it
    Synonyms: יײַכל (yaykhl), יושקע (yushke)
  2. soup
    Synonyms: זופּ (zup), יושקע (yushke)
  3. gravy
    Synonyms: בראָטיויך (brotyoykh), ראָסל (rosl), זוזע (zuze), סאָס (sos)
  4. bouillon
    Synonym: בוליאָן (bulyon)
  5. consomme
    Synonym: קאָנסאָמע (konsome)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “broth”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN