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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂. Cognate to French sucre, from Spanish azúcar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡su.kjɛr/
- Rhymes: -ukjɛr
- Syllabification: cu‧kier
Noun
cukier m inan
- sugar
- saccharide
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Kildin Sami: цӯкер (cūk’er)
- → Old Ruthenian: цу́коръ (cúkor) (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- cukier in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cukier in Polish dictionaries at PWN