ליצן

Hebrew

Root
ל־י־ץ (l-y-ts)
2 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

לֵיצָן • (leitzán, letzán) m [pattern: קַטְלָן]

1. clown

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew ליצן (letzán).

Noun

ליצן • (leytsn) m, plural ליצנים (leytsonim)

1. jester, practical joker

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ליצן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN