kałan

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Polish

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kałan

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кала́н (kalán).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.wan/
  • Rhymes: -awan
  • Syllabification: ka‧łan

Noun

kałan m animal

  1. sea otter (any mustelid of the genus Enhydra)
  2. sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
    Synonyms: wydra morska, wydrozwierz

Declension

Further reading

  • kałan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kałan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kałan in PWN's encyclopedia