bałwōn

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bałwan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaw.von/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -awvon
  • Syllabification: bał‧wōn

Noun

bałwōn m inan

  1. snowman (figure made of snow)
  2. large, foamy, sea wave
  3. (religion) idol, graven image
  4. (meteorology) large cumulous cloud

Noun

bałwōn m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) galoot, blockhead, moron, idiot

Further reading

  • bałwōn in silling.org
  • Bogdan Kallus (2020) “bałwōn”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “bałwan”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 62
  • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “bałwůn”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 40
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