purchawka

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pъrxavъka, from *pъrxavъ, from *pъrxati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /purˈxaf.ka/

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• Rhymes: -afka
• Syllabification: pur‧chaw‧ka

Noun

purchawka f (augmentative (dialectal) purchawa)

1. any puffball mushroom of the genus Lycoperdon

Declension

Declension of purchawka

	singular	plural
nominative	purchawka	purchawki
genitive	purchawki	purchawek
dative	purchawce	purchawkom
accusative	purchawkę	purchawki
instrumental	purchawką	purchawkami
locative	purchawce	purchawkach
vocative	purchawko	purchawki

Related terms

(noun):

• parch

(verb):

• pierzchać

Further reading

• purchawka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• purchawka in Polish dictionaries at PWN