bukwa

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бу́ква (búkva), from Old East Slavic бꙋкꙑ (buky), from Proto-Slavic *buky, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (beech). Doublet of bukiew (beechmast).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.kfa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ukfa
  • Syllabification: bu‧kwa

Noun

bukwa f

  1. a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet

Declension

Further reading

  • bukwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN