Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian ля́пать (ljápatʹ), where ляп (ljap) ultimately derives from Latin lāpsus.

Verb edit

ליאַפּען (lyapen) (past participle געליאַפּעט (gelyapet))

  1. (transitive) to smear
  2. (transitive) to give a smack
  3. to botch
  4. (intransitive) to rain heavily

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ליאַפּען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “ליאַפּען” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].