wataha

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ukrainian вата́га (vatáha), from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ōtag (fireplace, tent, room). Doublet of wataga (warlord).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vaˈta.xa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: wa‧ta‧ha

Noun[edit]

wataha f

  1. pack (of wolves, wild boars)
  2. large group of often armed people
    Synonyms: banda, zgraja

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

noun

Related terms[edit]

adjective
verb

Further reading[edit]

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