bónk

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Masurian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish bąk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbonk/
  • Rhymes: -onk
  • Syllabification: bónk

Noun

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bónk m animal

  1. any bittern of the genus Botaurus
  2. botfly, gadfly (any insect of the family Oestridae)
  3. bumblebee
  4. child, little one
  5. (in the plural) gas; farts

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “bąk”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 160