גולם

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Hebrew

Etymology

Noun

גולם \ גֹּלֶם • (gólem) m (plural indefinite גְּלָמִים‎, plural construct גָּלְמֵי־‎) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. an inchoate object, an amorphous mass
2. a dummy, a form
3. (mythology, Jewish folklore) a golem, a clay automaton
4. (entomology) a pupa
5. (colloquial) a fool, a clod, an oaf, an awkward person

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם‎ (gólem).

Noun

גולם • (goylem) m, plural גולמס‎ (goylems) or גולמים‎ (goylomem)

1. (mythology, folklore) golem
2. (derogatory) fool, idiot

Derived terms

• דער עולם איז אַ גולם‎ (der oylem iz a goylem)