ojla

See also: ojlã

Silesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔj.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔjla
  • Syllabification: oj‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Eule.

Noun

ojla f (diminutive ojlka, related adjective ojli)

  1. owl (any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes)
  2. shrew (ill-tempered, nagging woman)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Beule.

Noun

ojla f

  1. black eye, shiner

Further reading

  • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “ojla”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 463
  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “ojla”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 197
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