Terms
Sensitive terms, names and toponyms have an owner and a version. We never substitute a variant mechanically.
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MASHAV
МАШАВ / MASHAVThe acronym of the Israeli international cooperation centre. It is written in capitals and is not translated. The official programme address has not been established by the desk and is therefore not shown.
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- MASHAV
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- Qazaqstan-Israel editorial desk
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Pesach
Песах / PesachThe festival of the exodus from Egypt: «Песах» in Russian text, Pesach in English, commonly Passover. Its length (seven or eight days) depends on tradition, and the text says exactly that.
- Variants
- Pesach
- Contextual variants
- Everyday English form: Passover; the form «Пейсах» occurs in Russian-language usage in Kazakhstan.
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- Qazaqstan-Israel editorial desk
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baursak
баурсак / бауырсақ / baursakKazakh fried dough; Kazakh: бауырсақ, English: baursak, Russian text writes «баурсак». Made for family tables and for holidays of different communities alike.
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- baursak
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- Qazaqstan-Israel editorial desk
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dombra
домбра / домбыра / dombraThe two-string Kazakh plucked instrument: домбыра in Kazakh, «домбра» in Russian text, dombra in English. The forms are not mixed inside one article.
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- dombra
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- Qazaqstan-Israel editorial desk
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Yiddish
идиш / YiddishA Germanic-branch language spoken by Eastern European Jews. It is not conflated with Hebrew and is not called its dialect: it is a language with its own history.
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- Yiddish
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- Qazaqstan-Israel editorial desk
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klezmer
клезмерThe name of the instrumental tradition of Eastern European Jews, from Hebrew «klei zemer», instruments of song. It is not translated and is not replaced by the loose phrase «Jewish music».
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- klezmer
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- Qazaqstan-Israel editorial desk
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challah
хала / challahThe braided bread baked for Shabbat and holidays: «хала» in Russian text, challah in English. It is not rendered as a generic word for bread.
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- challah
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- Qazaqstan-Israel editorial desk
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