kukła
Appearance
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian ку́кла (kúkla).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kukła f (diminutive kukiełka)
- effigy (dummy or other crude representation of a person, group, or object that is hated)
- (derogatory) dupe, front man, puppet, stooge, straw man (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)
- Synonyms: kukiełka, marionetka, pacynka
Declension
[edit]Declension of kukła
Related terms
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Further reading
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- Polish terms derived from Old East Slavic
- Polish terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Polish terms derived from Latin
- Polish terms borrowed from Russian
- Polish terms derived from Russian
- Polish 2-syllable words
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- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ukwa
- Rhymes:Polish/ukwa/2 syllables
- Polish terms with homophones
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- Polish derogatory terms
- pl:People
- pl:Puppets
- pl:Theater