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Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bałwan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaw.von/
- Rhymes: -awvon
- Syllabification: bał‧wōn
Noun
bałwōn m inan
- snowman (figure made of snow)
- large, foamy, sea wave
- (religion) idol, graven image
- (meteorology) large cumulous cloud
Noun
bałwōn m pers
- (colloquial, derogatory) galoot, blockhead, moron, idiot
Further reading
- bałwōn in silling.org
- Bogdan Kallus (2020) “bałwōn”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN
- Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “bałwan”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKRBL, page 62
- Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “bałwůn”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 40