bŏlka

Silesian

Alternative forms

• balek, balk, belek, bŏlek

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *balkô

Proto-West Germanic *balkō

Old High German balko

Middle High German balkebor.

Old Polish balka

Silesian bŏlka

Inherited from Old Polish balka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (non-Western) /ˈbɔl.ka/, (Western Silesian) /ˈbɔwl.ka/, (Głogówek) /ˈbɛwl.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔlka, -ɔwlka, -ɛwlka
• Syllabification: bŏl‧ka

Noun

bŏlka f

1. beam (large piece of timber or iron)

Further reading

• bŏlka in silling.org
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “bôlka”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 72