dłëbac

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьlbati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwɜ.bat͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɜbat͡s
  • Syllabification: dłë‧bac

Verb

dłëbac impf

  1. (transitive) to pick (nose or teeth), to hollow
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to tinker, to MacGyver (to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it)
    Synonyms: grzebac, klarowac, madrowac

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “dłubać”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “dłubać”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[1]
  • “dłëbac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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