"פּאַיאַץ" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: /paˈjat͡s/ Forms: payats [romanization], payatsn [romanization]
Etymology: From Russian пая́ц (pajác) and/or Polish pajac, both from Italian pagliaccio. Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|ru|пая́ц}} Russian пая́ц (pajác), {{bor|yi|pl|pajac}} Polish pajac, {{der|yi|it|pagliaccio}} Italian pagliaccio Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} פּאַיאַץ • (payats) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|pl=n}} פּאַיאַץ • (payats) m, plural פּאַיאַצן (payatsn)
  1. clown (a type of performer)
    Sense id: en-פּאַיאַץ-yi-noun-FB22DYMc
  2. (derogatory) clown, buffoon (a person who acts in a silly way) Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-פּאַיאַץ-yi-noun-M7Bb65hd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes, Occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Occupations: 13 87

Inflected forms

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    }
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    "Yiddish terms derived from Italian",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Polish",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Russian",
    "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
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        "romanization"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    }
  ],
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