dzéwka

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to suck, suckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zef.ka/
• Rhymes: -efka
• Syllabification: dzéw‧ka

Noun

dzéwka f

1. girl

   Synonym: dzéwczã

2. servant (unmarried girl working as a maid in the countryside)

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “dziewczyna”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “dziewczyna”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “dzéwka”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022