"קאַליקע" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: kalike [romanization], kalikes [romanization]
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish قالیق (qalyq), via a Slavic language (Ukrainian калі́ка (kalíka) or Polish kaleka). Etymology templates: {{der|yi|ota|قالیق|tr=qalyq}} Ottoman Turkish قالیق (qalyq), {{bor|yi|sla}} Slavic, {{cog|uk|калі́ка}} Ukrainian калі́ка (kalíka), {{cog|pl|kaleka}} Polish kaleka Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} קאַליקע • (kalike) m or f, {{yi-noun|g=mf|pl=s}} קאַליקע • (kalike) m or f, plural קאַליקעס (kalikes)
  1. a cripple, an injured or paralyzed person
    Sense id: en-קאַליקע-yi-noun-odnnc6bt
  2. (derogatory) a clumsy person Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-קאַליקע-yi-noun-Nyd4D0AL
  3. (derogatory) a stupid or ignorant person, someone who doesn't think of other people, or the consequences of his or her actions Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-קאַליקע-yi-noun-Gh-xl2KB Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 12 51 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 7 73 7 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 16 18 60 6 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 25 15 42 18
  4. (derogatory) someone inept Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-קאַליקע-yi-noun-bExQmUzA
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "قالیق",
        "tr": "qalyq"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish قالیق (qalyq)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "sla"
      },
      "expansion": "Slavic",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "калі́ка"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian калі́ка (kalíka)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "kaleka"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish kaleka",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish قالیق (qalyq), via a Slavic language (Ukrainian калі́ка (kalíka) or Polish kaleka).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kalike",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalikes",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "g2": "f",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "קאַליקע • (kalike) m or f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "mf",
        "pl": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "קאַליקע • (kalike) m or f, plural קאַליקעס (kalikes)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a cripple, an injured or paralyzed person"
      ],
      "id": "en-קאַליקע-yi-noun-odnnc6bt",
      "links": [
        [
          "cripple",
          "cripple"
        ],
        [
          "injured",
          "injured"
        ],
        [
          "paralyzed",
          "paralyzed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        "a clumsy person"
      ],
      "id": "en-קאַליקע-yi-noun-Nyd4D0AL",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) a clumsy person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "26 12 51 12",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "13 7 73 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 18 60 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "25 15 42 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a stupid or ignorant person, someone who doesn't think of other people, or the consequences of his or her actions"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "stupid",
          "stupid"
        ],
        [
          "ignorant",
          "ignorant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) a stupid or ignorant person, someone who doesn't think of other people, or the consequences of his or her actions"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "someone inept"
      ],
      "id": "en-קאַליקע-yi-noun-bExQmUzA",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) someone inept"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "קאַליקע"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yiddish feminine nouns",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish masculine nouns",
    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish nouns with multiple genders",
    "Yiddish terms borrowed from Slavic languages",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Slavic languages",
    "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "ota",
        "3": "قالیق",
        "tr": "qalyq"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish قالیق (qalyq)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "sla"
      },
      "expansion": "Slavic",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "калі́ка"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian калі́ка (kalíka)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "kaleka"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish kaleka",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish قالیق (qalyq), via a Slavic language (Ukrainian калі́ка (kalíka) or Polish kaleka).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kalike",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalikes",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g2": "f",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "קאַליקע • (kalike) m or f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "mf",
        "pl": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "קאַליקע • (kalike) m or f, plural קאַליקעס (kalikes)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "a cripple, an injured or paralyzed person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cripple",
          "cripple"
        ],
        [
          "injured",
          "injured"
        ],
        [
          "paralyzed",
          "paralyzed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Yiddish derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a clumsy person"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory) a clumsy person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yiddish derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a stupid or ignorant person, someone who doesn't think of other people, or the consequences of his or her actions"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "stupid",
          "stupid"
        ],
        [
          "ignorant",
          "ignorant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) a stupid or ignorant person, someone who doesn't think of other people, or the consequences of his or her actions"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yiddish derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone inept"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) someone inept"
      ],
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        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "קאַליקע"
}

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