Yiddish

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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References

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  • 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].