חבֿר

See also: חבר‎ and ח־ב־ר‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חָבֵר‎ (khavér). Compare English chaver.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈχavɜr/

Noun

חבֿר • (khaver) m, plural חבֿרים‎ (khaveyrem), feminine חבֿרטע‎ (khaverte)

(male) friend, buddy, comrade
Synonym: פֿרײַנד‎ (fraynd)
boyfriend
(communism) (male) comrade

Derived terms

חבֿרטע‎ (khaverte, “female friend; girlfriend”)
חבֿרשאַפֿט‎ (khavershaft, “friendship”)
חבֿריש‎ (khaverish, “friendly”)
חבֿרן זיך‎ (khavern zikh, “to be friends”)

Related terms

חבֿרה‎ (khevre, “gang of friends”)
חבֿרותא‎ (khavruse)

Descendants

→ Dutch: gabber
- → English: gabber
→ Finnish: kaveri
→ Hungarian: haver
→ Lithuanian: chebra

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