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Polish
Etymology
From żyła + -ka.
Pronunciation
Noun
żyłka f (diminutive żyłeczka)
- (anatomy) diminutive of żyła; veinlet
- (fishing) fishing line
- (colloquial) knack, acumen
- (botany) midrib, nerve (of a plant leaf)
- (geology) vein (sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock)
- (zoology) vein (nervure of an insect’s wing)
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Further reading
- żyłka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- żyłka in Polish dictionaries at PWN