Common Lexeme

Jehudi

Keywords: religion, spirituality, Judaism

Pronunciation (IPA): 'je.çu.di 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: demonym, pali 
Forms: Jehudi, Jehudis, Jehudifisa 
Glosses: Jew, Jewish, Judaism 

Description:

The term 'Jehudi', borrowed from Hebrew, means a Jewish person and is the main root for things pertaining to the Jewish people and Judaism. The non-standard letter 'd' has been very resistant to change.

Lexeme Type Meaning Comments
Jehudi term Jew A Jewish person. This is an irregular borrowing from Hebrew.
Jehudis modifier Jewish Petaining to Jewish people or Judaism
Jehudifisa term Judaism The Jewish religion

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