barbakan

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See also: Barbakan and barbakán

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barbakan

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English barbican. Possibly borrowed from French barbacane or German Barbakane, possibly through Spanish barbacana,[1] or borrowed from Italian barbacane.[2] Further etymology uncertain, possibly from Arabic بَرْبَخ (barbaḵ, aqueduct, sewer) or Persian باب‌خانه (bâb-xâne, gatehouse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barˈba.kan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -akan
  • Syllabification: bar‧ba‧kan
  • Homophone: Barbakan

Noun

barbakan m inan

  1. (historical, military) barbican (tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town)
    Synonym: rondel

Declension

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “barbakan”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “barbakan”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Further reading

  • barbakan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • barbakan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • barbakan in PWN's encyclopedia