dzéwka

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to suck, suckle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡zef.ka/
  • Rhymes: -efka
  • Syllabification: dzéw‧ka

Noun

dzéwka f

  1. girl
    Synonym: dzéwczã
  2. servant (unmarried girl working as a maid in the countryside)

Further reading

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