tyka

See also: tyká and týká

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɘ.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘka
  • Syllabification: ty‧ka

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tykać or possibly a back-formation from tyczka, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tykati. Cognate with Czech tyč, Russian тычи́нка (tyčínka).

Noun

tyka f (diminutive tyczka)

  1. A long, thick rod or pole
  2. (colloquial) beanpole (lanky person, especially one who is young)
  3. (hunting) beam of an antler
    Synonym: konar
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tyka

  1. third-person singular present of tykać

Further reading

  • tyka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tyka in Polish dictionaries at PWN