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).

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