קאַליקע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قالیق‎ (qalyq), via a Slavic language (Ukrainian калі́ка (kalíka) or Polish kalika).

Noun

קאַליקע • (kalike) m or f, plural קאַליקעס‎ (kalikes)

  1. a cripple, an injured or paralyzed person

References
  • Tyščenko, Dmytro (2014), “קאַליקע”, in Jidyš-ukrajinsʹkyj slovnyk [Yiddish–Ukrainian Dictionary], Kiev: Art Ekonomi, page 790a
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