телепень

From телепа́ть (telepátʹ) +‎ -ень (-enʹ). Cf. Ukrainian телепень (telepenʹ) and Belarusian целяпень (cjeljapjenʹ).

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʲelʲɪpʲɪnʲ]

те́лепень • (télepenʹ) m inan or m anim (genitive те́лепня, nominative plural те́лепни, genitive plural те́лепней)

1. (regional) long, two-handed bludgeon
2. (regional) tongue of a bell
3. (regional, figurative, animate) clumsy, ungainly person
4. (regional, figurative, animate) stupid person, idiot

From теле́пати (telépaty, “to plod, to trudge”) +‎ -ень (-enʹ).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛɫepenʲ]

те́лепень • (télepenʹ) m pers or m inan (genitive те́лепня, nominative plural те́лепні, genitive plural те́лепнів)

1. (personal, chiefly derogatory) blockhead, dimwit, dolt, doofus, dunderhead (stupid, foolish person)

   Synonyms: бо́вдур m (bóvdur), ду́рень m (dúrenʹ), йо́лоп m (jólop)

2. (personal, chiefly derogatory) clodhopper, klutz, oaf (clumsy person)

   Synonyms: бурми́ло m or n (burmýlo), вайло́ m or n (vajló), недоте́па m (nedotépa), тюхті́й m (tjuxtíj)

3. (inanimate, rare) clanger, clapper, tongue (of a bell)

(personal):

(inanimate, rare):

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1979), “телепень”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 10 (Т – Ф), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 62
• “телепень”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)

• “телепень”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “телепень”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “телепень”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “телепень”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)