szandar

Silesian

Alternative forms

• szandara, siandara, szander, szantar

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gendarm. Compare Polish żandarm and dialectal Polish szendar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʂan.dar/
• Rhymes: -andar
• Syllabification: szan‧dar

Noun

szandar m pers

1. (law enforcement) gendarme
   • 2019–2020, Waldemar Szymczyk, editor, Pōnbōczkowi Świyczka‎^[1], →ISBN, archived from the original on 12 November 2022, page 19:

     Kōnrad nic niy gŏdŏ, ôdwracŏ sie i ôdłazi. Alojza zabierajōm szandary.

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Related terms

noun

• szandarmeryjŏ

Further reading

• Bogdan Kallus (2020) “żandarm”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN