קאַליע

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʎə/

Adjective

קאַליע • (kalye) (indeclinable)

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

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