lelum polelum

Polish

Etymology

Perhaps a reference to the alleged twin Slavic deities Lel and Polel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.lum pɔˈlɛ.lum/

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• Syllabification: le‧lum po‧le‧lum

Noun

lelum polelum n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic) slowcoach, sluggard

   Synonyms: ciepłe kluchy, guzdrała, ślamazara

Adverb

lelum polelum (not comparable)

1. (archaic, colloquial, idiomatic) lazily, sluggishly

   Synonyms: leniwie, opieszale

Related terms

noun

• lelek

 

verb

• lelejać impf

 

Further reading

• lelum polelum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lelum polelum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “lelum_polelum”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna