piszczałka

See also: piszczałką

Polish

Etymology

From piszczeć + -ałka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piʂˈt͡ʂaw.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -awka
  • Syllabification: pisz‧czał‧ka

Noun

piszczałka f (diminutive piszczałeczka, augmentative piszczała)

  1. small, simple folk instrument, usually made of fresh willow bark, typically a kind of short folk pipe
    Synonyms: fletnia, fujara, fujarka
  2. (music) pipe (sound-producing element of an organ)
  3. (hunting) small instrument used to attract birds by imitating their sounds
  4. (colloquial) cornetfish (any fish of the genus Fistularia)
    Synonym: fistulka

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • piszczałkowy

Further reading

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