memel

See also: Memel

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Memel, as the river often has troubled waters.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.mɛl/

Noun

memel m inan

1. (Far Masovian) Synonym of zamieszanie

Further reading

• Antoni Waga (1860) “memel”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 754