mirba

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to csb:mërlëna”)

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): /ˈmir.ba/

Noun

mirba f

1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) low-quality grass or grain

Further reading

• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “mirba”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 135