קאַליע

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Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

קאַליע (kalye) (indeclinable)

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

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