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karakan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈkan/ [ka.ɾaˈkan̪]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧kan

Verb

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karakán (Basahan spelling ᜃᜍᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. plural of kakan

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian тарака́н (tarakán), possibly of Turkic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈra.kan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -akan
  • Syllabification: ka‧ra‧kan

Noun

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karakan m animal

  1. (colloquial) cockroach
    Synonyms: francuz, karaczan, karaluch, prusak

Declension

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Noun

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karakan m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) manlet, shorty, shrimp
    Synonyms: knypek, kurdupel, pokurcz

Declension

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Further reading

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  • karakan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • karakan in Polish dictionaries at PWN