קלאָץ

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German kloz (stump; ball), from Old High German kloz (stump; ball), from Proto-West Germanic *klott. Compare German Klotz.

Pronunciation

Noun

קלאָץ (klotsm, plural קלעצער (kletser), diminutive קלעצל (kletsl) or קלעצעלע (kletsele)

  1. wooden beam
    Synonyms: באַלקן (balkn), בעליק (belik), בעלקע (belke), בערווענע (bervene), זאַמיט (zamit)
  2. log (of wood)
    Synonyms: שײַט (shayt), בערווענע (bervene), שאַקעלע (shakele)
  3. block (of wood)
    Synonym: קלעצל (kletsl)
  4. klutz (clumsy person), oaf, blockhead

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: klutz

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “קלאָץ”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press