plejowac

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from English play + -owac. In Canada displaced native grac after it became having more sexual meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɛ.jɔ.vat͡s/
• Rhymes: -ɛjɔvat͡s
• Syllabification: ple‧jo‧wac

Verb

plejowac impf (perfective plejac)

1. (Canada, United States) to play
2. (Canada, music) to play an instrument or to sing

Further reading

• Stanislow Frymark (2020) “plejowac”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN