See also: kröwa and krową

Lower Sorbian edit

 
krowa

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *korva, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (horn).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔwa/, [ˈkrowa]

Noun edit

krowa f animal (diminutive krowka)

  1. cow

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Polish edit

 
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krowa

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korva.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔ.va/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔva
  • Syllabification: kro‧wa

Noun edit

krowa f (diminutive krówka, augmentative krówsko, related adjective krowi)

  1. cow (adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved)
    Synonym: krasula
    Coordinate term: byk
  2. (informal) cow (any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves)
  3. cow (female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants)
    Hypernym: samica
  4. (colloquial, offensive) cow, whale (woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult)
    Synonyms: babsko, krówsko
  5. (colloquial) large bottle of vodka (0.7 litre or more)
    Synonym: krówka
  6. (colloquial, derogatory) object that is too large or too heavy and therefore of little use
    Synonyms: grzmot, kobyła, kolubryna, krówsko

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Further reading edit

  • krowa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krowa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • krowa in PWN's encyclopedia