pokuna

See also: pʼȍkúna

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Kolberg draws a connection to pokąd, pokieni - seems dubious”)

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /pɔˈkuna/

Noun

pokuna f

1. (Kuyavia) worthless person

Further reading

• Józef Bliziński (1860) “pokuna”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 629
• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “pokuna”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 275