wiśta

See also: wista, wîsta, and -wista

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈviɕ.ta/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈviɕ.ta]

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• Rhymes: -iɕta
• Syllabification: wiś‧ta

Interjection

wiśta

1. haw! used to instruct a horse or less often ox to turn left

Further reading

• wiśta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Aleksander Saloni (1899) “wiśta”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 247)