Kashubian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Büchse. Compare Silesian biksa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiksa/
  • Rhymes: -iksa
  • Syllabification: bik‧sa

Noun

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biksa f

  1. can (more or less cylindrical and often metal container or vessel)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “puszka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • biksa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Silesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Büchse. Compare Kashubian biksa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiksa/
  • Rhymes: -iksa
  • Syllabification: bik‧sa

Noun

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biksa f

  1. can (more or less cylindrical and often metal container or vessel)
  2. canned food
  3. bread box; bread container
  4. sack for holding fodder
  5. (mining) sheet metal cartouche for explosives

Further reading

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  • biksa in silling.org
  • Bogdan Kallus (2020) “biksa”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 243
  • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “biksa”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 58