נקי

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

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Adjective

נָקִי (nakí) (feminine נְקִיָּה, masculine plural נְקִיִּים, feminine plural נְקִיּוֹת)

  1. clean
  2. net

References

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נקי.

Adjective

נקי (noki)

  1. clean; pure
  2. (figuratively) penniless

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 128