kabestan

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Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French cabestan, from Middle French cabestant.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈbɛs.tan/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛstan
  • Syllabification: ka‧bes‧tan

Noun[edit]

kabestan m inan

  1. (nautical) capstan (cylindrical machine)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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