brifka
A small folding envelope used for keeping diamonds or other gemstones inA small folding envelope used for keeping diamonds or other gemstones in
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A small folding envelope used for keeping diamonds or other gemstones in
(countable, uncountable)By extension a gem envelope including its contents
Origin
Yiddish בריווקע (brivke, “little letter”), a diminutive of Yiddish בריוו (briv), meaning aYiddish בריווקע (brivke, “little letter”), a diminutive of Yiddish בריוו (briv), meaning a (postal) letter. Brifka is thus a "little letter". In turn derived from Old High German briaf, which is borrowed from Latin breve, a neuter form of Latin brevis (“short”). Cognates include Middle Dutch, Middle High German brief, and Dutch brief, Old Norse bréf, Old Saxon brēf (all of them borrowed from Latin) and English brief.
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