Bochnia

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See also: Bochnią

English

Etymology

From Polish Bochnia.

Proper noun

Bochnia

  1. A town in Bochnia, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
  2. A county of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

Polish

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Bochnia

Etymology

From earlier Bochynia, from *boch +‎ -ynia. The first part is of uncertain origin but may mean “swampy hollow.”[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔx.ɲa/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔxɲa
  • Syllabification: Boch‧nia

Proper noun

Bochnia f (related adjective bocheński)

  1. Bochnia (a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

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References

  1. ^ Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (1996), “Bochnia”, in Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN, pages 239–240

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