draka

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See also: draką and dråka

Polish

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: dra‧ka

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian дра́ка (dráka), from Proto-Slavic *dьraka.

Noun

draka f

  1. (colloquial) fracas, fight, brawl, row
    Synonyms: awantura, brewerie, burda, burza, granda
  2. amusement, fun (something that is the cause of amusement)
    Synonym: ubaw
Declension

Etymology 2

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Noun

draka f

  1. (Far Masovian) Synonym of owca

Further reading

  • draka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • draka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Antoni Waga (1860) “draka”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 751