בלשון־נקיה

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Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew. Literally, in clean language, in plain language in Hebrew.

Adverb

בלשון־נקיה (beloshn-nekie)

  1. 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