hómpelman
Appearance
Kashubian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Hampelmann.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hómpelman m inan
- jumping-jack (toy)
- 2010, Słôwk Fòrmella, “Mikòzajc”, in Pomerania[1], number 1, Gdańsk: Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie:
- Taczi hómpelman pasowny je do rozmajitëch swiãtów. Dobré to i do Gòdów i do Jastrów, mòże tej wisec całi rok, a nawetka czile lats
- Such a jumping jack fits for various holidays. It's good for Christmas, good for Easter, it can hang for whole year, and even couple of years.
Further reading
[edit]- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “pajac”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “pajac”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
- “hómpelman”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022