babok

See also: BABOK, and bábok

Hungarian

Etymology

bab +‎ -ok

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒbok]
• Hyphenation: ba‧bok

Noun

babok

1. nominative plural of bab

Polish

Etymology

From baba +‎ -ok.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.bɔk/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈba.bɔk/

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• Rhymes: -abɔk
• Syllabification: ba‧bok

Noun

babok m animal

1. (colloquial, childish) bogie (booger)

   Synonyms: babol, gil, glut, koza, smark

   Wytrę ci baboka z nosa. ― I'll wipe the bogie from your nose.

2. (Kuyavia, colloquial, childish) wraith (scary supernatural apparition)

   Synonym: straszydło

   Alternative form: bobak

3. (derogatory, Poznań) moron, idiot

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec

Declension

Declension of babok

	singular	plural
nominative	babok	baboki
genitive	baboka	baboków
dative	babokowi	babokom
accusative	baboka	baboki
instrumental	babokiem	babokami
locative	baboku	babokach
vocative	baboku	baboki

Further reading

• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “babok”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 268