חבֿר

See also: חבר and ח־ב־ר

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חָבֵר (khavér). Compare English chaver.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈχavər/

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 (khavern, “(reflexive) to be friends”)

Related terms

חבֿרה (khevre, “friendgroup”)
חבֿרותא (khavruse, “fellowship”)

Descendants

→ Dutch: gabber
- → Afrikaans: gabba
- → English: gabber
- → German: Gabber
→ Finnish: kaveri
→ German: Chawer
→ Bavarian: Haberer
- → German: Haberer
→ Hungarian: haver
→ Lithuanian: chebra