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)
- a cripple, an injured or paralyzed person
References
- Tyščenko, Dmytro (2014), “קאַליקע”, in Jidyš-ukrajinsʹkyj slovnyk [Yiddish–Ukrainian Dictionary], Kiev: Art Ekonomi, page 790a