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Meaning of "yenta" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YENTA

yenta  [ˈjɛntə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YENTA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yenta is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES YENTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yenta

Yenta or Yente is a Yiddish female name which is used generically for an old gossip. The female name is derived from Yentl, in turn derived from a word in Old Italian which means kind or amiable. In the age of Yiddish theater, it started referring to a busybody or gossipmonger. The word has since become Yinglish. In the 1920s Yenta was first popularized by the humorist Jacob Adler writing under his pen name B. Kovner, in which he created the character Yenta, and featured Yenta in a Broadway play entitled Yenta Telebenta. Yenta was also his character in a 50 year writing career for the Jewish Daily Forward. The name was used as the name of the matchmaker in the Broadway musical hit, Fiddler on the Roof. The name has also been used for: ▪ The Linux CardBus controller, which brings together Cardbus cards with the rest of the computer. ▪ The name of a highly-available key-value store for Perl ▪ The name given to Dr. Frankie Bashan, "The Lesbian Yenta", an advice columnist for Curve magazine.

Definition of yenta in the English dictionary

The definition of yenta in the dictionary is an interfering gossipy woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YENTA


augmenter
ɔːɡˈmɛntə
center
ˈsɛntə
centre
ˈsɛntə
commenter
ˈkɒmɛntə
concentre
kɒnˈsɛntə
enter
ˈɛntə
epicenter
ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə
inventor
ɪnˈvɛntə
magenta
məˈdʒɛntə
orienter
ˈɔːrɪˌɛntə
placenta
pləˈsɛntə
polenta
pəʊˈlɛntə
presenter
prɪˈzɛntə
renter
ˈrɛntə
right-of-centre
ˌraɪtəvˈsɛntə
tenter
ˈtɛntə
venter
ˈvɛntə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YENTA

yemmer
yen
Yenan
Yenglish
Yenisei
Yenisey
yenned
yenning
Yentai
yeoman
yeoman farmer
yeoman of the guard
yeoman service
yeomanly
yeomanry
yeomen
yep
yer
yerba
yerd

WORDS THAT END LIKE YENTA

ejectamenta
impedimenta
indumenta
irredenta
irridenta
Italia irredenta
lomenta
momenta
omenta
paramenta
ramenta
rejectamenta
revalenta
tomenta

Synonyms and antonyms of yenta in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yenta» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YENTA

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The translations of yenta from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yenta» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长舌妇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yenta
570 millions of speakers

English

yenta
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

yenta
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

yenta
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ента
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

yenta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

yenta
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

yenta
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yenta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

yenta
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おしゃべりな女
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수다쟁이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yenta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yenta
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுப்பூட்டும் பெண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

येन्टा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yenta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Yenta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

yenta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ента
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

yenta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Yenta
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yenta
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yenta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yenta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yenta

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YENTA»

The term «yenta» is regularly used and occupies the 91.965 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YENTA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yenta

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YENTA»

Discover the use of yenta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yenta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms
See also DOROTHY PERKINS ROSE . yenta Yiddish for a gossipy woman who talks too much and can't keep a secret, yenta may derive from some unknown blabbermouth named Yenta. The proper name Yenta probably derives from the ...
Robert Hendrickson, 2000
2
Spiritual War Into A World of Spiritual Darkness: A True Story
He recommended Yenta to stop stressing over things that was harming her and adding stress to her life. She said, “I know, Doc, I will take better care of myself.” The doctor prescribed her a medication to take to help with how she was feeling.
Merry Tillman, 2009
3
Anna's Shtetl
In later years, whenever Anna saw something clean and folded and accurate, she thought of Yenta Koslov. Already toothless and old enough to be called “Alta” —“the old one”— when Anna's family moved in, Yenta was still energetic, and she ...
Lawrence A. Coben, 2007
4
Tales of Mama and Other Reminiscences
The more unreasonable Yenta became, the more determined Mama was to get even. Yenta broke her only pair of eyeglasses and Moishel took them to the city for repair. It would take two weeks before they were ready Meanwhile, Yenta ...
Lillian Bressman, 2000
5
Teitlebaum's Window
Yenta Gersh like stuck up a finger and she said Depretzon. The cop said I give you summons. Summons I give you, I sorry. License you no got. He took out his ticket book, the whole beach went boobooboo. The lady said You think that's nice , ...
Wallace Markfield, 1999
6
Nouvelle Yenta Cookbook: Farewell to Heartburn Hotel
Gathers modern versions of traditional Jewish recipes for soups, salads, meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, and desserts
Jeannie Sakol, 1992
7
Jewish Tales of Holy Women
Once, her husband, Reb Yosef, happened upon Yenta as she was sweeping the house. Suddenly, she threw her broom away and “jumped Kedusha.” Reb Yosef thought that his wife had lost her mind due to the severe poverty that reigned in ...
Yitzhak Buxbaum, 2002
8
Strangers at the Gate: Tales of Russian Jewry...
Yenta, if I fall asleep, be sure to wake me at once," murmured Yankel. " I shall," replied Yenta, drowsily, and she had just time to see Yankel's eyes close before her own followed suit. The chill of the evening dew shook Yankel out of his slumber ...
Samuel Gordon, 1902
9
Computerworld
“People are too dependent on centralized systems, which have technical flaws that are too easy to compromise.” Yenta (Yiddish for matchmaker) analyzes words that appear in a user's e-mail and files. It then determines the user's interests, ...
10
Daughters of Shem and other stories
Yankel and Yenta had been walking a whole hour, and the fatigue of the journey lay upon them heavily ; and just then they reached the outskirts of the forest, where the sun-glint rippled over the leaves, and made each one of them seem a  ...
Samuel Gordon, 1898

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YENTA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yenta is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Yenta Gammy
She became a “Yenta”, a matchmaker, though never for herself. She began to fail rapidly during my last year of graduate school but still kept her hand in on ... «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
2
Deal Yenta: Who Might Buy Yelp?
So who are those possible acquirers? MoneyBeat turned to our old friend the Deal Yenta for some ideas: Google GOOGL -1.10%: The search giant came within ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
3
'The Goldbergs' fan recap: The inconceivable yenta-net!
Beverly Goldberg has two hobbies: power-walking and being the perfect yenta. For those of you who don't know what a yenta is, here's a simple definition: a ... «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»
4
British, Jewish And Gay? Here's Your Yenta.
Though no dating website exclusively for Jewish same-sex couples exists in the U.S., several dating websites, including Yenta and JDate, provide an option for ... «The Jewish Week, Apr 15»
5
Kant-Rauch — A 'house yenta' and community builder
Kant-Rauch thinks of herself as a house yenta, which means "matchmaker in Yiddish." She enjoys hunting homes for people based on what they're looking for. «Tallahassee.com, Mar 15»
6
Jews Everywhere Laugh as NY Times Forced to Correct References …
Doesn't this Clare Malone writer lady know what a yenta is? And no, no, no… why would Jordan Morgan talk about her dating life while she's mourning the ... «Mediaite, Mar 15»
7
Lady Gaga Plays Matchmaker -- Such A Yenta! (VIDEO)
Lady Gaga just gave a couple in England the most AWESOME engagement story ... by helping pull off a surprise marriage proposal during her concert. «TMZ.com, Oct 14»
8
If Someone Put Me in Charge of Yenta-ing You All…
Frankly, what is needed is a way to connect people with similar goals. I did the hedonic thing in college and law school, and at the ripe old age of 21 found out ... «Patheos, Sep 14»
9
See Who's Viewing Your Profile: LinkedIn, the Yenta
"See who's viewed your profile," is the new, "Want to know what so and so said about you?" LinkedIn is anything but discreet. The site is like the yenta friend who ... «Huffington Post, Jul 14»
10
Basset hound yenta Donna Lim matches up dogs with families
Donna Lim calls herself a basset hound yenta. Not in the classic Yiddish definition of a "busybody or gossipmonger," but in the slang definition of a matchmaker. «SFGate, Mar 14»

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