kiczka

See also: kiczką

Polish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈkit͡ʂ.ka/
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʂka
  • Syllabification: kicz‧ka

Etymology 1

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Noun

kiczka f

  1. (usually in the plural or dialectal, Przemyśl) sheaf of rye straw for a thatch roof
  2. (usually in the plural or dialectal, Przemyśl) game, now rare, using sticks sharpened at both ends
  3. stick (piece of wood) used in such a game
  4. (Przemyśl) roll of straw for thatching
Declension
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian ки́чка (kíčka), diminutive of кика (kika).

Noun

kiczka f

  1. (historical) type of headwear worn by married women in some parts of Russia
    Synonym: kika
Declension

Further reading

  • kiczka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Aleksander Saloni (1899) “kiczka”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 239
  • Aleksander Saloni (1908) “kiczka”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 335