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bańka

//ˈbaɲ.ka/ | /ˈbaɲ.ka//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

bańka is the diminutive form of bania — “jug (large, bulging, domed vessel, usually made of glass).

See the full entry for bania

Definitions

  1. 1.
    cupping glass
  2. 2.
    any spherical object made of glass
  3. 3.
    bauble (small spherical decoration put on Christmas tree)
  4. 4.
    ball (any small round object)
  5. 5.
    can, churn (metal container for liquids with handles)
  6. 6.
    bubble (spherical object filled with gas, usually made of soap)
  7. 7.
    colloquialone million big ones (one million of any currency, especially PLN)
  8. 8.
    colloquialF (failing grade)
  9. 9.
    obsoleteround, open, brick tar furnace
  10. 10.
    obsoletehunk, piece (some amount of something in a single mass, especially of salt)
  11. 11.
    obsoletewooden whetstone case
  12. 12.
    obsoleteswelling or bump in one's ear canal
  13. 13.
    obsoletebitter apple (Citrullus colocynthis)

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bańka. By surface analysis, bania + -ka. Compare Kashubian bańka.

Forms

  • banieczkadiminutive
  • bankaalternative • middle • polish
Nominative
Singular
bańka
Plural
bańki
Genitive
Singular
bańki
Plural
baniek
Dative
Singular
bańce
Plural
bańkom
Accusative
Singular
bańkę
Plural
bańki
Instrumental
Singular
bańką
Plural
bańkami
Locative
Singular
bańce
Plural
bańkach
Vocative
Singular
bańko
Plural
bańki

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