Silesian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kobuzъ +‎ -uch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.bux/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbux
  • Syllabification: ko‧buch

Noun

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kobuch m animal

  1. hawk (bird of prey belonging to the subfamily Accipitrinae)

Noun

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kobuch m pers

  1. (colloquial) chopper (ticket inspector)

Further reading

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  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “kobuch”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 138