pajacyk

Polish

Etymology

From pajac + -yk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈja.t͡sɨk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡sɨk
  • Syllabification: pa‧ja‧cyk

Noun

pajacyk m animal

  1. Diminutive of pajac
  2. doll, puppet
    Synonym: pajac
    Hypernym: lalka
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) clown (person that cannot be taken seriously)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
  4. jumping jack (physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides)

Declension

adjectives
  • pajacowaty
  • pajacowski
noun
verb

Further reading

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