lilak

See also: lilák

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from Spanish lilac, French lilac (now lilas) or English lilac, ultimately from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak),[1] from Persian لیلک (lilak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.lak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ilak
  • Syllabification: li‧lak

Noun

lilak m inan

  1. lilac (shrub of the genus Syringa)
    Synonym: bez
  2. lilac (flower)
    Synonym: bez

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1970-1974) “lilak”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes IV: La—Łapucha, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 255

Further reading

  • lilak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lilak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.