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Polish
Etymology
From cielę + -ak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛ.lak/
- Rhymes: -ɛlak
- Syllabification: cie‧lak
Noun
cielak m animal (diminutive cielaczek)
- calf (young bovine)
- Synonym: cielę
- (colloquial, derogatory) a clumsy or inept person; an oaf; a blunderer (male)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara
Declension
Further reading
- cielak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cielak in Polish dictionaries at PWN