karakan

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾaˈkan/, [ka.ɾaˈkan̪]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧kan

Verb

karakán (Basahan spelling ᜃᜍᜃᜈ᜔)

1. plural of kakan

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тарака́н (tarakán), possibly of Turkic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈra.kan/

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• Rhymes: -akan
• Syllabification: ka‧ra‧kan

Noun

karakan m animal

1. (colloquial) cockroach

   Synonyms: francuz, karaczan, karaluch, prusak

Declension

Declension of karakan

	singular	plural
nominative	karakan	karakany
genitive	karakana	karakanów
dative	karakanowi	karakanom
accusative	karakana	karakany
instrumental	karakanem	karakanami
locative	karakanie	karakanach
vocative	karakanie	karakany

Noun

karakan m pers

1. (colloquial, derogatory) manlet, shorty, shrimp

   Synonyms: knypek, kurdupel, pokurcz

Declension

Declension of karakan

	singular	plural
nominative	karakan	karakani/karakany
genitive	karakana	karakanów
dative	karakanowi	karakanom
accusative	karakana	karakanów
instrumental	karakanem	karakanami
locative	karakanie	karakanach
vocative	karakanie	karakani/karakany

Further reading

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