szandar

Silesian

Alternative forms

  • szandara, siandara, szander, szantar

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gendarm. Compare Polish żandarm and dialectal Polish szendar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂan.dar/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -andar
  • Syllabification: szan‧dar

Noun

szandar m pers

  1. (law enforcement) gendarme
    • 2019–2020, Waldemar Szymczyk, editor, Pōnbōczkowi Świyczka[1], →ISBN, archived from the original on 12 November 2022, page 19:
      Kōnrad nic niy gŏdŏ, ôdwracŏ sie i ôdłazi. Alojza zabierajōm szandary.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
noun
  • szandarmeryjŏ

Further reading

  • Bogdan Kallus (2020) “żandarm”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN