קאַליקע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قالیق (qalyq), via a Slavic language (Ukrainian калі́ка (kalíka) or Polish kalika).

Noun

קאַליקע • (kalike) m or f, plural קאַליקעס (kalikes)

  1. a cripple, an injured or paralyzed person
  2. (derogatory) a clumsy person
  3. (derogatory) a stupid or ignorant person, someone who doesn't think of other people, or the consequences of his or her actions
  4. (derogatory) someone inept

References
  • Tyščenko, Dmytro (2014) Jidyš-ukrajinsʹkyj slovnyk [Yiddish–Ukrainian Dictionary], Kiev: Art Ekonomi, page 790a
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