chałpa

Kashubian

Alternative forms

• chałëpa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xalupa. Cognate with Czech chalupa and Polish chałupa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxawpa/

Noun

chałpa f (diminutive chałpka or chałëpka, augmentative chałpiszcze)

1. peasant's house, especially a simple wooden one
2. shanty, cottage, hut

Derived terms

adjective

• chałëpnici
• chałëpniczi

 

nouns

• chałëpnica
• chałëpnictwò
• chałëpnik

 

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “chałupa”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chałupa”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “chałpa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022