Wood, metal, glass, plastic and other materials in Yiddish, with English translations.
| English | Yiddish |
|---|---|
| material | מאַטעריאַלmaterial |
| wood | האָלץholts |
| metal | מעטאַלmetal |
| iron | אײַזןayzn |
| steel | שטאָלshtol |
| gold | גאָלדgold |
| silver | זילבערzilber |
| copper | קופּערkuper |
| bronze | בראָנדזbrondz |
| aluminium | — |
| glass | גלאָזgloz |
| plastic | פּלאַסטיקplastik |
| paper | פּאַפּירpapir |
| cardboard | קאַרטאָןkarton |
| stone | שטייןshteyn |
| marble | מירמלmirml |
| brick | ציגלtsigl |
| concrete | בעטאָןbeton |
| cement | צעמענטtsement |
| sand | זאַמדzamd |
| clay | לייםleym |
| cotton | באַוולbavl |
| wool | וואָלvol |
| silk | זײַדzayd |
| leather | לעדערleder |
| rubber | גומעgume |
| cloth | שטאָףshtof |
| diamond | דימענטdiment |
| pearl | פּערלperl |
| wax | וואַקסvaks |
1 of 30 entries is still missing in Yiddish (—) or has no direct equivalent.