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Polish
Etymology
Instrumental of *chyłek, from chylić + -ek.[1] Compare całkiem and dialectal gołkiem.
Pronunciation
Adverb
chyłkiem (not comparable)
- furtively, stealthily, inconspicuously
- Synonyms: (dialectal) chylądzią, potajemnie, niepostrzeżenie, ukradkiem
- Oni me gońo, zalatajo, a ja za stodoło chyłkem uciekem. (Far Masovian) ― They are chasing me, coming after me, and I stealthily run away behind the barn.
References
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “chyłkiem”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Further reading
- chyłkiem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- chyłkiem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “chyłḱem”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 105