kukurydza

See also: kukurydzą

Polish

kukurydza sense 1

kukurydza sense 2

kukurydza sense 3

Alternative forms

• kokoryca, kukuruca, kukurudz, kukurudza, kukuryca (obsolete)

Etymology

Attested at least since 1791. A Balkan wanderword of unknown origin, perhaps from Ukrainian кукуру́дза (kukurúdza), Serbo-Croatian kukuruz, or Ottoman Turkish قوقوروز. The penultimate vowel in the modern form is likely due to paronymic attraction to the common suffix -yca. Compare Czech kukuřice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.kuˈrɨ.d͡za/

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• Rhymes: -ɨd͡za
• Syllabification: ku‧ku‧ry‧dza

Noun

kukurydza f (related adjective kukurydziany or kukurydzowy)

2. (uncountable) maize, corn (any plant of the genus Zea)
   • 1791, Franciszek Salezy Jezierski, Niektóre wyrazy porządkiem abecadła zebrane:

     Wołochy zaś, Mołdawia, Bessarabia, Tauryka, są Uroczyska, na ktòrych rodzą się kukurydze i arbuzy, a ziemia przez ustawiczne woyny Turkow i Moskwy uprawna rozlewem krwi, iest mieszkaniem stado bydła, owiec i koni.

     Tallachia, Moldova, Bessarabia, Tauryka, on the other hand, are woods where corn and watermelons grow, and the ground is kept with bloodshed from the incessant wars between the Turks and Moscow, and there is a herd of cattle, sheep, and horses.

4. (countable) maize, corn (grain of Zea mays)
6. (countable) corncob (central cylindrical core of an ear of maize on which the kernels are attached in rows)

   Synonym: kolba

Declension

Declension of kukurydza

	singular	plural
nominative	kukurydza	kukurydze
genitive	kukurydzy	kukurydz
dative	kukurydzy	kukurydzom
accusative	kukurydzę	kukurydze
instrumental	kukurydzą	kukurydzami
locative	kukurydzy	kukurydzach
vocative	kukurydzo	kukurydze

Derived terms

nouns

• kukurydzanka

 

Further reading

• kukurydza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kukurydza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kukurydza in PWN's encyclopedia