polka

See also Polka, Pólka, półka, and półką

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɒl.kə/
• Rhymes: -ɒlkə
• (US) IPA: /ˈpoʊkə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊkə

Etymology

Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step".

Noun

polka (plural polkas)

1. A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
2. The music for this dance.

Derived terms

• polka dot

Translations

dance

• Armenian: պոլկա (hy) (polka)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 波尔卡舞 (cmn), 波爾卡舞 (cmn) (bō'ěrkǎwǔ)

• Finnish: polkka (fi)
• German: Polka (de) f

• Japanese: ポルカ (ja) (poruka)
• Marathi: पोल्का (mr) (polkā) m
• Polish: polka (pl) f
• Russian: полька (ru) (pól’ka) f

music for this dance

• Armenian: պոլկա (hy) (polka)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 波爾卡音樂, 波尔卡音乐 (bō'ěrkǎ yīnyuè)

• Finnish: polkka (fi)
• Marathi: पोल्का (mr) (polkā) n
• Polish: polka (pl) f

Verb

polka (third-person singular simple present polkas, present participle polkaing, simple past and past participle polkaed)

1. (intransitive) To dance the polka.

Anagrams

• pakol

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɔl.ka/

Etymology

From Czech

Noun

polka f (plural polkas)

1. polka (dance and music)

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Jèrriais

Noun

polka f (plural polkas)

1. polka (dance and music)

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Occitan

Noun

polka f (plural polkas)

1. polka (dance)

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Polish

Etymology

From Czech polka

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɔlka/

• audio

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Noun

polka f

1. polka

Declension

    declension of polka

	singular	plural
nominative	polka	polki
genitive	polki	polek
dative	polce	polkom
accusative	polkę	polki
instrumental	polką	polkami
locative	polce	polkach
vocative	polko	polki