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ajta

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Etymology

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Noun

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ajta f

  1. (Far Masovian) manhunt, especially for thieves
    Synonym: obława

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Further reading

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  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “ajta”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 102