plejowac

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from English play + -owac. In Canada displaced native grac after it became having more sexual meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛ.jɔ.vat͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjɔvat͡s
  • Syllabification: ple‧jo‧wac

Verb

plejowac impf (perfective plejac)

  1. (Canada, United States) to play
  2. (Canada, music) to play an instrument or to sing

Further reading

  • Stanislow Frymark (2020) “plejowac”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN
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