zhyd
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thumb|350px|The word "жид" (zhyd) in Max Vasmer's "Russisches etymologisches Wörterbuch" The words zhyd (zhid) and zhydovka (zhidovka / zhydivka/zhidivka) are terms for Jewish man and Jewish woman, respectively, in several Slavic languages. In Russian and Ukrainian languages, they are now considered ethnic slurs.
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- Jewish ethnonym
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- Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
- culture
- Jewish people
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- Etymology
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Other Slavic languages
- Notes
- References
thumb|350px|The word "жид" (zhyd) in Max Vasmer's "Russisches etymologisches Wörterbuch" The words zhyd (zhid) and zhydovka (zhidovka / zhydivka/zhidivka) are terms for Jewish man and Jewish woman, respectively, in several Slavic languages. In Russian and Ukrainian languages, they are now considered ethnic slurs.
==Etymology== Max Vasmer derives the word //, etc. from Italian giudeo, from Latin judaeus, while rejecting some other etymologies.
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