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Etymology

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Borrowed from English shilling. Doublet of szeląg.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʂɨ.liŋk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨliŋk
  • Syllabification: szy‧ling

Noun

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szyling m animal (related adjective szylingowy)

  1. (historical) shilling (coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries)
  2. (historical) schilling (the old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen)
  3. shilling (currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • szyling in Polish dictionaries at PWN