kaleka

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See also: kaleką

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlɛ.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Syllabification: ka‧le‧ka

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Belarusian кале́ка (kaljéka).

Noun

kaleka m pers or f

  1. (sometimes offensive) cripple (person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body)
    Synonyms: inwalida, ułomny
    Hypernym: niepełnosprawny
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) dweeb, hacker, klutz, nebbish
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara
Declension

Masculine declension:

Feminine declension:

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

kaleka

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of kaleki

Further reading

  • kaleka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaleka in Polish dictionaries at PWN