שאַנד

Yiddish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German schande, from Old High German scanta, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic *skandō (“shame, disgrace”). Doublet of שאַנדע (shande).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃand/

Noun

שאַנד • (shand) f, plural שאַנדן (shandn) or שאַנדעס (shandes)

1. shame

   Synonyms: בזיון (bizoyen), חרפּה (kharpe)

   ווערן צו שאַנד (און צו שפּאָט) ― vern tsu shand (un tsu shpot) ― be humiliated, be put to shame; dishonour oneself

   זײַן צו שאַנד (און צו שפּאָט) ― zayn tsu shand (un tsu shpot) ― be the object of humiliation

   צו שאַנד מאַכן ― tsu shand makhn ― to put to shame

2. disgrace, disrepute
3. private parts

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “שאַנד”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “שאַנד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].