bałwán

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Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bałwan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbawvɒn/
Rhymes: -awvɒn
Syllabification: bał‧wán

Noun

bałwán m inan

wave (moving disturbance in the level of a body of water)
snowman (figure made of snow)
(religion) idol, graven image
(derogatory) idiocy; tomfoolery

Further reading

Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “bałwán”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 149

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