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Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil).
Pronunciation
Noun
ŝlemilo (accusative singular ŝlemilon, plural ŝlemiloj, accusative plural ŝlemilojn)
- schlemiel[1]
References
- ^ Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda (1970) Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto (in Esperanto), 3 edition, Paris, published 1987, →ISBN, page 1065: “Homo sen spirito k ruzo, kiu pacience suferas sian misfortunon.”