poduszka
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See also: poduszką
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podušьka. Cognate with Russian поду́шка (podúška), Ukrainian по́душка (póduška), Czech poduška, Slovak poduška. Also compare Serbo-Croatian духња (“feather bed”), Czech duchna, Polish duchna. Ultimately derivable from Proto-Slavic *duxъ (“breath, spirit”), through the sense development "breath" → "inflated" → "pillow".
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]poduszka f (diminutive poduszeczka, augmentative poducha, related adjective poduszkowy)
- pillow, cushion
- książka do poduszki ― bedside book
- opowieść do poduszki ― bedtime story
- piosenka do poduszki ― lullaby
- stamp pad
- the soft part of the fingertip
- (card games) diamond
Declension
[edit]Declension of poduszka
Derived terms
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Further reading
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- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Polish/uʂka
- Rhymes:Polish/uʂka/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- Polish terms with collocations
- pl:Card games
- pl:Bedding