bálkä

Masurian

Alternative forms

• bálk

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *balkô

Proto-West Germanic *balkō

Old High German balko

Middle High German balke

bor.

Old Polish balka

Masurian bálkä

Inherited from Old Polish balka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɒlkæ/
• Rhymes: -ɒlkæ
• Syllabification: bál‧kä

Noun

bálkä f

1. beam (large piece of timber or iron)
2. (agriculture) longitudinal or transverse bar of a harrow
3. (in the plural) type of Christmas tree decoration

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “balk? balka; balki”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 147