קאַלקירן

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

קאַלקע (kalke) +‎ ־ירן (-irn)

Verb[edit]

קאַלקירן (kalkirn) (past participle קאַלקירט (kalkirt))

  1. copy, imitate
  2. (linguistics) calque (to adopt a word by translation of its parts)

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