bałwan

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Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *balъvanъ, *bъlvanъ. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /baɫvaːn/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /baɫvɒn/

Noun[edit]

bałwan m

  1. (religion) idol, graven image
  2. salt block of a certain size

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Derived terms[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: bałwan
  • Silesian: bałwōn

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Polish[edit]

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bałwan

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish bałwan, from Proto-Slavic *balъvanъ, *bъlvanъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaw.van/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈbaɫ.vɒn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -awvan
  • Syllabification: bał‧wan

Noun[edit]

bałwan m anim (diminutive bałwanek, feminine bałwanica)

  1. snowman (figure made of snow)

Noun[edit]

bałwan m anim

  1. (religion, dated, in some compounds) idol, graven image
    Synonym: idol
  2. (hunting) stuffed black grouse or figure used as a lure

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Noun[edit]

bałwan m inan

  1. (literary) breaker; foamy sea wave
  2. (archaic, historical) large block, chunk, or column (of salt, lead, tin, ice, smoke, etc.)

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Noun[edit]

bałwan m pers (feminine bałwanica)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) galoot, blockhead, moron, idiot
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec

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