Nancy, Yiddish can be written in Hebrew letters , but iit can also be written in Latinn letters [ which than confuses German readers who think there are many Typos. Ps for those who are interested There is a Spanins Equivalent names `Ladino` which is a combination of Spanish and Hebrew.
My Yiddish _Hebrew dictionary [ latest edition says Ps am not sure about the Latin transliteration since mine is with Hebrew letters ,, Bava - Grnadma Babske = Old fashioned [ something Grandmotherly] Babashy = granny something a loving name for the GM Headscarf - Tuch , Tichel, Fatashleye , A special Woman`s head ornament or head band Shternband , Diadem . The only Dictionary where i founf Babushka as a scarf is in Reverse Dictionary By Theodore M. Bernstein, Quadrangle , 1977 page 95 Kercheif worn on Head - Babushka and in page 152 Scarf worn on the head by women - Babushka . Scarf in Russian is Sharf, in Yiddish halstuch , as in German halstuch . mirjam
