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kijanka

//kiˈjan.ka/ | /kiˈjan.ka//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    tadpole, polliwog, porriwiggle (young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills)
  2. 2.
    batlet (tool sometimes used to beat flax but especially as a battledore to wash laundry)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kijanka, from kijania, kijań. By surface analysis, kij + -an + -ka.

Forms

  • kijánkaalternative
Nominative
Singular
kijanka
Plural
kijanki
Genitive
Singular
kijanki
Plural
kijanek
Dative
Singular
kijance
Plural
kijankom
Accusative
Singular
kijankę
Plural
kijanki
Instrumental
Singular
kijanką
Plural
kijankami
Locative
Singular
kijance
Plural
kijankach
Vocative
Singular
kijanko
Plural
kijanki

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