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This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English.There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus, the spelling of some of the words in this list may be variable (for example, shlep is a variant of schlep, and shnozz, schnoz).
Formerly known as Kesh or Kish ("heart-pleasing") and tentatively identified with the ancient Nautaca, Shahrisabz is one of Central Asia’s most ancient cities. It was founded more than 2,700 years ago and formed a part of the Achaemenid Empire or Persia from the 6th to 4th centuries BC.
An English sentence that uses either may be described by some as Yinglish, [1] though a secondary sense of the term describes the distinctive way certain Jews in English-speaking countries add many Yiddish words into their conversation, beyond general Yiddish words and phrases used by English speakers. [citation needed]
Kish District, an administrative subdivision; Kish Rural District, an administrative subdivision; Kish (Sumer), an ancient city now in Iraq Kish civilization, an ancient Mesopotamian culture; Kish Bank, off the coast of Dublin, Ireland; Kishacoquillas Valley, or Kish Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S. Kish, historic name of Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan
Enmebaragesi (Sumerian: ππ¨πππ Enmebárgisi [EN-ME-BARA 2-GI 4-SE]; fl. c. 2750 BC) [3] originally Mebarasi (π¨ππ) [1] was the penultimate king of the first dynasty of Kish and is recorded as having reigned 900 years in the Sumerian King List.
Gilbert Flores/PictureGroup for National Geographic/Shutterstock Top Chef has found its new host — former champion Kristen Kish — after Padma Lakshmi exited the series after 20 seasons.
New host Kristen Kish, the Season 10 winner, and judges Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio were spotted, along with the cast and crew, around the two cities. Now we're getting close to the premiere.
Jushur (cuneiform: ππ‘ ΔIŠ.UR 3; Sumerian: Δušur) appears as a king of Kish in the Sumerian king list, a literary composition created in Mesopotamia at the beginning of the second millennium BC. He is either the first king on the list to be mentioned, or the first king after a flood, depending on the version of the SKL.