adjective/ʒɥif/
Jewish (following the religion of Judaism); stingy, miserly, avaricious
Inherited from Middle French juif, backformation from Old French juive, juiue, feminine of juiu, from Latin iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יְהוּדִי (y'hudí).