bálkä

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Masurian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree

    Proto-Germanic *balkô


    Proto-West Germanic *balkō


    Old High German balko


    Middle High German balke

    bor.

    Old Polish balka


    Masurian bálkä

    Inherited from Old Polish balka.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈbɒlkæ/
    • Rhymes: -ɒlkæ
    • Syllabification: bál‧kä

    Noun

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    bálkä f

    1. beam (large piece of timber or iron)
    2. (agriculture) longitudinal or transverse bar of a harrow
    3. (in the plural) type of Christmas tree decoration

    Further reading

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    • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “balk? balka; balki”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 147
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