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קאַליע

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Related to Polish kalać (to soil), Russian кал (kal, faeces), Ukrainian каля́ти (kaljáty), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kaľati.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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קאַליע (kalye) (indeclinable)

  1. spoiled, damaged, broken
  2. destroyed
  3. stained
  4. defiled, ruined

Derived terms

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