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Yiddish
Etymology
Compare German geheim. By surface analysis, גע־ (ge-) + היים (heym).
Adjective
געהיים • (geheym)
- secret, covert
- Synonym: סעקרעטן (sekretn)
אױכעט אין אַ קולטור וווּ פֿאַרװײַלונג איז אַלגעמיין אַ פּסול וואָרט איז דער סאָרט געהיימע הנאה אַ קלענערע עבֿירה ווי הנאות וואָס מען קען נאָר טון בפֿרהסיא- oykhet in a kultur vu farvaylung iz algemeyn a posl vort iz der sort geheyme hanoe a klenere aveyre vi hanoes vos men ken nor tun bifresye
- Also in a culture where recreation is in general a forbidden word, secret enjoyment is a smaller sin than the enjoyments that people can only do in public.
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