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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾaˈkan/
- Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧kan
Verb
karakán (Basahan spelling ᜃᜍᜃᜈ᜔)
- plural of kakan
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian тарака́н (tarakán), possibly of Turkic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈra.kan/
- Rhymes: -akan
- Syllabification: ka‧ra‧kan
Noun
karakan m animal
- (colloquial) cockroach
- Synonyms: francuz, karaczan, karaluch, prusak
Declension
Noun
karakan m pers
- (colloquial, derogatory) manlet, shorty, shrimp
- Synonyms: knypek, kurdupel, pokurcz
Declension
Further reading
- karakan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- karakan in Polish dictionaries at PWN