draka

See also: draką, and dråka

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈdra.ka/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈdra.ka/

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: dra‧ka

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian дра́ка (dráka), from Proto-Slavic *dьraka.

Noun

draka f

1. (colloquial) fracas, fight, brawl, row

   Synonyms: awantura, brewerie, burda, burza, granda

2. amusement, fun (something that is the cause of amusement)

   Synonym: ubaw

Declension

Declension of draka

	singular	plural
nominative	draka	draki
genitive	draki	drak
dative	drace	drakom
accusative	drakę	draki
instrumental	draką	drakami
locative	drace	drakach
vocative	drako	draki

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

draka f

1. (Far Masovian) Synonym of owca

Further reading

• draka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• draka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Antoni Waga (1860) “draka”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 751