lelyń

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish jeleń, from Proto-Slavic *elỳ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.lɪɲ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɪɲ
  • Syllabification: le‧lyń

Noun

lelyń m animal

  1. deer
  2. stag (male deer)

Further reading

  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “lelyń”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 158