Pronunciations

l'moshel (l-MUHSH-l) listen

Definitions

  • prep. For example.

Example Sentences

  • "The book is written in English, but it has a lot of Yiddish words. L'moshel, the use of the word 'oy vey'".

  • "The nafka mina is l’moshel, if the seat is relocated and regulated to an 'inferior' location, do you have a claim to the place or just the seat – wherever it may end up?" (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y למשל lemoshl

    • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      lmoshel, lmoshl, lemoshel, lemoshl

Notes

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