Hebrew edit

Root
ל־י־ץ (l-y-ṣ)

Noun edit

לֵץ (létsm

  1. fool

References edit

  • לץ” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew לץ.

Noun edit

לץ (letsm, plural לצים (leytsem) or לצנים (leytsonem), feminine לצעכע (leytsekhe)

  1. joker (person who makes jokes or fools around)