turkawka

See also: turkawką

Polish

Alternative forms

• trukawka (Far Masovian)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /turˈkaf.ka/

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• Rhymes: -afka
• Syllabification: tur‧kaw‧ka

Noun

turkawka f

1. turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
2. (dated) chatterbox (pleasant young woman or girl who talks to excess)

   Synonym: szczebiotka

3. (obsolete) type of toy for children

Declension

Declension of turkawka

	singular	plural
nominative	turkawka	turkawki
genitive	turkawki	turkawek
dative	turkawce	turkawkom
accusative	turkawkę	turkawki
instrumental	turkawką	turkawkami
locative	turkawce	turkawkach
vocative	turkawko	turkawki

Further reading

• turkawka in Polish dictionaries at PWN