~wamu piene talk using cryptic words, in order to keep o.'s speech hard to [...]

Part of Speech

verb-object idiom

• • talk using cryptic words, in order to keep o.'s speech hard to understand for the casual hearer

  Literally

  hide speech

  • • Example 1653:
      

      Le-wamu piene mina dapa.

      Let's keep our discussion secret from them.

      Example Comment

      figurative

Related entries

• Contains:
  • ~wamu¹ hide ‹s.th.› (from s.o., mina)