See also: tyká and týká

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɨ.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨka
  • Syllabification: ty‧ka

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from tykać or possibly a back-formation from tyczka, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tykati.

Noun

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tyka f (diminutive tyczka)

  1. A long, thick rod or pole
  2. (colloquial) A lanky person, especially one who is young; a beanpole
  3. (hunting) beam of an antler
    Synonym: konar
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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tyka

  1. third-person singular present of tykać

Further reading

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  • tyka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tyka in Polish dictionaries at PWN