Masurian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish bienduga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bʑenˈduɡæ/
  • Rhymes: -uɡæ
  • Syllabification: bzién‧du‧gä

Noun

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bziéndugä f (diminutive bziénduzkä)

  1. Area on the river or lake where cut wood is sent down water. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  2. Area in a forest where cut wood is gathered to be sent out. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “bidunga”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 184