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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew. Literally, “in clean language, in plain language” in Hebrew.
Adverb
בלשון־נקיה • (beloshn-nekie)
- euphemistically
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “בלשון נקיה” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בלשון־נקיה”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN