пранік

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Deverbal from пра́ць (prácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpranʲik]

Noun

пра́нік • (pránikm inan (genitive пра́ніка, nominative plural пра́нікі, genitive plural пра́нікаў)

  1. (historical) battledore (a wooden paddle-shaped bat used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them)
    • 1922, Janka Kupała, “Беліць палатно”, in Спадчына, Minsk: Адраджэньне, page 115:
      Чачоткавы зрабіў ёй пранік ёмкі,
      З аздобамі і ручкай гладкай.
      Čačótkavy zrabiŭ joj pranik jómki,
      Z azdóbami i ručkaj hladkaj.
      He crafted her a handy battledore from curly birch,
      With decorations and a smooth handle.

Declension

References

  • пранік”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • пранік” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org