bazyliszk

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Kashubian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Polish bazyliszek.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ba.ziˈliʃk/
    • Rhymes: -iʃk
    • Syllabification: ba‧zy‧liszk

    Noun

    bazyliszk m animal (related adjective bazyliszkòwi)

    1. basilisk (mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze was deadly)
    2. basilisk (any tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus)
    3. (derogatory) snake (treacherous person)

    Further reading

    • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “bazyliszek”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
    • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “bazyliszek”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
    • bazyliszk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022