pukawka

See also: Pukawka, pukawką, and Pukawką

Polish

Etymology

From pukać +‎ -awka. First attested in 1643.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /puˈkaf.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -afka
  • Syllabification: pu‧kaw‧ka
  • Homophone: Pukawka

Noun

pukawka f

  1. (colloquial, firearms, humorous) boomstick, pop gun (gun)
    Synonyms: broń palna, giwera
  2. pop gun (children's toy)
    drewniana pukawka ― wooden pop gun
  3. (Sieradz, Piotrków Voivodeship, Central Greater Poland, Kalisz Voivodeship) synonym of trzaskawka (“crack of a whip”)

Declension

Declension of pukawka
singular plural
nominative pukawka pukawki
genitive pukawki pukawek
dative pukawce pukawkom
accusative pukawkę pukawki
instrumental pukawką pukawkami
locative pukawce pukawkach
vocative pukawko pukawki

References

  1. ^ Paweł Kupiszewski (09.04.2021), “PUKAWKA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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