Yiddish

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Etymology

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ביקסן (biksn, guns) +‎ שווײַגן (shvaygn, to be quiet), literally guns silence.

Noun

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ביקסנשווײַג (biksnshvaygm, plural ביקסנשווײַגן (biksnshvaygn)

  1. ceasefire
    Synonyms: פֿײַער־אָפּשטעל (fayer-opshtel), דערווײַליקער וואָפֿן־שטילשטאַנד (dervayliker vofn-shtilshtand), פֿײַער־איבעררײַס (fayer-iberrays), וואָפֿן־אָפּשטעל (vofn-opshtel), וואָפֿנרו (vofnru)

References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ביקסנשווײַג”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “ביקסנשװײַג” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].