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Where does “בילדעריש” come from?

בילדעריש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish יש, from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.

בילדעריש (Yiddish): vivid, graphic, picturesque

Definitions

  1. vivid, graphic, picturesque

Ancestry of “בילדעריש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph
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