See also: BABOK and bábok

Hungarian

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Etymology

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bab +‎ -ok

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒbok]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧bok

Noun

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babok

  1. nominative plural of bab

Polish

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Etymology

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From baba +‎ -ok.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -abɔk
  • Syllabification: ba‧bok

Noun

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babok m animal

  1. (colloquial, childish) bogie (booger)
    Synonyms: babol, gil, glut, koza, smark
    Wytrę ci baboka z nosa.I'll wipe the bogie from your nose.
  2. (Kuyavia, colloquial, childish) wraith (scary supernatural apparition)
    Synonym: straszydło
    Alternative form: bobak
  3. (derogatory, Poznań) moron, idiot
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “babok”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 268