szyga

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʂɘ.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɘɡa
  • Syllabification: szy‧ga

Noun

szyga f

  1. (Żywiec, derogatory) epithet given in anger to all residents of Żywiec by local villagers

Alternative forms

Verb

szyga

  1. third-person singular present of szygać

Further reading

  • Leon Rzeszowski (1891) “szyga”, in “Spis wyrazów ludowych z okolic Żywca”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 360
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