lilak
See also: lilák
Polish
editEtymology
editInternationalism; possibly borrowed from Spanish lilac, French lilac (now lilas) or English lilac, ultimately from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak),[1] from Persian لیلک (lilak).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlilak m inan
References
edit- ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1970-1974) “lilak”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes IV: La—Łapucha, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 255
Further reading
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- Polish internationalisms
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- Polish terms derived from Persian
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- Rhymes:Polish/ilak
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