kseb

Polish

Etymology

Clipping and univerbation of ku +‎ sobie. From the fact that when someone outstretches their right arm and waves it left towards their chest, they are waving towards themself, whereas when they wave it left, they are waving it away from themself.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈksɛp/

Interjection

kseb

1. (Kuyavia) used to send people to the left when dancing; to the left!

Derived terms

nouns

• ksebka

 

Related terms

interjections

• kse
• ksobie

 

Further reading

• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “kseb”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 272