калека

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Russian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالیق (qalyq).

Older sources derived from Persian کالک (kâlak, hideous) via Ottoman Turkish كالك (kālak).

The word кали́ка (kalíka, wanderer) may be related.

Pronunciation

Noun

кале́ка (kalékam anim or f anim (genitive кале́ки, nominative plural кале́ки, genitive plural кале́к)

  1. cripple (person who has severe impairment in his physical abilities; has some negative connotation)

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