Pajass
Alemannic German
noun
Definitions
- fool, buffoon; idiot
Etymology
Borrowed from French paillasse derived from Italian pagliaccio (clown).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
pagliaccio
Gloss
clown
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- palea Latin
- Bajazzo German
- pagliaccesco Italian
- pagliaccetto Italian
- pagliacciata Italian
- pagliaccio Italian
- paljas Dutch, Flemish
- pias Dutch, Flemish
- paillasse French
- paillasson French
- paille French
- паяц Russian
- payaso Spanish, Castilian
- bajas Norwegian Bokmål
- palhaço Portuguese
- pajac Polish
- bajas Norwegian Nynorsk
- pallasso Catalan, Valencian
- παλιάτσος Greek (modern)
- פּאַיאַץ Yiddish
- palhassa Occitan