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Etymology

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Borrowed from Czech karel, karlík or Polish karlę, karzeł, karlik, all from Old High German karal, whence Middle High German karl (little boy) and German Kerl (young man). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *karilaz.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkarlʲɪk]
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ка́рлик (kárlikm anim (genitive ка́рлика, nominative plural ка́рлики, genitive plural ка́рликов, feminine ка́рлица, relational adjective ка́рликовый)

  1. dwarf (various senses), midget, gnome, pygmy, manikin, elf
    • 2005, Виктор Пелевин, Шлем ужаса; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., The Helmet of Horror, Edinburgh: Canongate Books, 2006:
      Потом я стала замечать на перекрёстках впереди какого-то карлика в серых лохмотьях и странной широкополой шляпе с круглым верхом.
      Potom ja stala zamečatʹ na perekrjóstkax vperedi kakovo-to karlika v seryx loxmotʹjax i strannoj širokopoloj šljape s kruglym verxom.
      And then on the crossroads up ahead of me I kept catching sight of a dwarf dressed in grey rags and a strange hat with a wide brim and a round crown.
  2. (Magic: The Gathering) a gnome

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Czech karel or karlík.

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ка́рлик (kárlykm pers (genitive ка́рлика, nominative plural ка́рлики, genitive plural ка́рликів, feminine ка́рлиця, relational adjective ка́рликовий)

  1. dwarf (various senses), midget, gnome, pygmy, manikin, elf

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