chałat

See also: chalat, Chalat, chalát, and Chałat

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian хала́т (xalát), from a Turkic language, ultimately from Arabic خِلْعَة (ḵilʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.wat/

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• Rhymes: -awat
• Syllabification: cha‧łat
• Homophone: Chałat

Noun

chałat m inan (diminutive chałacik)

1. (historical, Judaism) khalat (long, close-fitting coat with shawl collars and pockets, worn by Ashkenazi Jewish men in Eastern Europe until the early 20th century)

   Synonyms: jupica, łapserdak

2. (colloquial) white coat

   Synonym: kitel

3. (colloquial) damaged or oversized piece of clothing

Declension

Declension of chałat

	singular	plural
nominative	chałat	chałaty
genitive	chałatu	chałatów
dative	chałatowi	chałatom
accusative	chałat	chałaty
instrumental	chałatem	chałatami
locative	chałacie	chałatach
vocative	chałacie	chałaty

Derived terms

adjective

• chałatowy

 

noun

• chałaciarz

 

Related terms

adjective

• chałaciarski

 

Further reading

• chałat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• chałat in Polish dictionaries at PWN