שלימזל

Yiddish

FWOTD – 15 September 2016

Etymology

From Middle High German slim (crooked) and Hebrew מַזָּל (mazzāl, luck)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃlɪˈmazl̩/

Noun

שלימזל (shlimazl) n

  1. bad luck, misfortune

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

שלימזל (shlimazl) m, plural שלימזלען (shlimazlen), feminine שלימזלניצע (shlimazlnitse)

  1. unlucky person, luckless person, person with perpetual bad luck
  2. clumsy person

Descendants

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