"תּם" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: tam [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew תָּם (tám, “innocent, naïve”). Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|תָּם||innocent, naïve|tr=tám}} Hebrew תָּם (tám, “innocent, naïve”), {{root|yi|he|ת־מ־ם}} Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=tam}} תּם • (tam) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|tr=tam}} תּם • (tam) m
  1. An idiot or fool, especially one who has an intellectual disability or mental retardation. Derived forms: תּמעוואַטע (tamevate)
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