bańka

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bańka. By surface analysis, bania + -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɲ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲka
  • Syllabification: bań‧ka

Noun

bańka f (diminutive banieczka)

  1. can, churn (a metal container for liquids with handles)
    Synonym: kanka
  2. bubble (a spherical object filled with gas, usually made of soap)
    Synonym: bąbel
  3. (medicine, historical) cupping glass
  4. any spherical object made of glass
  5. (colloquial) one million big ones (one million of any currency, especially PLN)
    Synonyms: duża bańka, melon
  6. (school slang, colloquial) F (failing grade)
    Synonyms: bania, gol, jedynka, laska, lufa, niedostateczny, pała, pałka
  7. (Kraków) bauble
    Synonym: bombka

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading

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