What does Tanta mean in Yiddish?

Tante is the French, Dutch (Nederland), German, Danish, and Yiddish word for aunt (female sibling of a parent)
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Is Tanta Yiddish for aunt?

tante is yiddish for aunt, what is yiddish for uncle? - YouBeMom.com.
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What does Tanta mean?

tanta f (plural tantas) aunt.
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In what language does Tanta mean aunt?

Norwegian tanta means this aunt | norwegianabc.com.
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How do you say mom in Yiddish?

Meaning of mom in Yiddish language is: מאָם.
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What is the Yiddish word for balls?

Chutzpah (Yiddish)

balls. It could easily be swapped into the phrase: “I can't believe you had the balls to do that.” It implies audacity, risk, and confidence. But chutzpah can also get you in trouble.
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What does Putz mean in Yiddish?

Noun. Yiddish puts, literally, "finery, show," probably from putsn "to clean, shine"; akin to German putzen "to adorn, clean"
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How do you say aunt in Yiddish?

aunt translate to Yiddish meanings: מומע. In other words, מומע in Yiddish is aunt in English.
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Does Tante mean aunt in German?

Borrowed from German Tante (“aunt”), itself a borrowing from French tante (“aunt”).
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What is your Tante?

Tante is defined as aunt in French. An example of tante is what you would call your dad's sister if you were French.
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What does the name Tanya mean?

Tanya is a Russian girl's name with the impressive meaning of “fairy queen.” A Slavic diminutive of the Latin name Tatiana, Tanya is now its own given name in the English-speaking world.
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Is Tonto masculine or feminine?

If the person is male, yes, you then need "tonto". I added a note in the hint saying that you need to use its feminine form. (Later on in the text you can see that it the narrator is female.)
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What do Jews call their uncle?

Aunt in Hebrew is דודה, and uncle is דוד. It is pronounced doh-dah and dod, respectively.
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What is Yiddish wife?

wife translate to Yiddish meanings: פרוי. In other words, פרוי in Yiddish is wife in English.
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What is Daddy in Yiddish?

Now let's learn how to say daddy in Yiddish language. daddy translate to Yiddish meanings: טאַטעשי. In other words, טאַטעשי in Yiddish is daddy in English.
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What is cousin in German?

[ˈkʌzn] (male) Cousin m , Vetter m (dated); (female) Cousine f , Kusine f , Base f (old)
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How do you say aunt in different languages?

In other languages aunt
  1. American English: aunt /ˈænt, ˈɑnt/
  2. Arabic: عَمَّة /خالة خالة
  3. Brazilian Portuguese: tia.
  4. Chinese: 姑妈
  5. Croatian: tetka.
  6. Czech: teta.
  7. Danish: tante.
  8. Dutch: tante.
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What does Tate mean in Yiddish?

טאַטע • (tate) m , plural טאַטעס‎ (tates) father, dad.
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What is Yiddish for daughter?

Meaning of daughter in Yiddish language is: טאָכטער.
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What is the Yiddish word for family?

“Mishpacha” is such a seemingly straightforward Hebrew word—it means family. Older members of the Jewish community may know its Yiddish version “mishpokhe” pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable.
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What is a female schmuck?

Schmuck, or shmuck, is a pejorative term meaning one who is stupid or foolish, or an obnoxious, contemptible or detestable person.
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What is a schlemiel Yiddish?

Schlemiel (Yiddish: שלומיאל; sometimes spelled shlemiel or shlumiel) is a Yiddish term meaning "inept/incompetent person" or "fool". It is a common archetype in Jewish humor, and so-called "schlemiel jokes" depict the schlemiel falling into unfortunate situations.
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What does schlep mean in Yiddish?

The verb comes from the German sleppen, adopted with that meaning in the Yiddish schlepn or schlep, meaning “to drag, haul, lug.” “In Yiddish, the verb shlep is standard,” the lexicographer Sol Steinmetz, who spells the verb without the c, informs me, “with the literal meaning of 'a pull, drag or jerk.
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