Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲelʲɪpʲɪnʲ]

Noun

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те́лепень (télepenʹm inan or m anim (genitive те́лепня, nominative plural те́лепни, genitive plural те́лепней)

  1. (regional) long, two-handed bludgeon
  2. (regional) tongue of a bell
  3. (regional, figurative, animate) clumsy, ungainly person
  4. (regional, figurative, animate) stupid person, idiot

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From теле́пати (telépaty, to plod, to trudge) +‎ -ень (-enʹ).[1]

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Noun

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те́лепень (télepenʹm pers or m inan (genitive те́лепня, nominative plural те́лепні, genitive plural те́лепнів)

  1. (personal, chiefly derogatory) blockhead, dimwit, dolt, doofus, dunderhead (stupid, foolish person)
    Synonyms: бо́вдур m (bóvdur), ду́рень m (dúrenʹ), йо́лоп m (jólop)
  2. (personal, chiefly derogatory) clodhopper, klutz, oaf (clumsy person)
    Synonyms: бурми́ло m or n (burmýlo), вайло́ m or n (vajló), недоте́па m (nedotépa), тюхті́й m (tjuxtíj)
  3. (inanimate, rare) clanger, clapper, tongue (of a bell)

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(personal):

(inanimate, rare):

References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “телепати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 539

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