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Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German kasper (“evil spirit; wraith; clown; rail; corncrake”).[1] Compare German Kasper (“clown”), Low German kasper (“some bird; devil”), Polish kasper (“clown; lark”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kasper m pers
- fool, clown
- robic z kògòs/ze sebe kaspra ― to beat the clown(ery) out of someone/oneself
- winc/wëchôdac na kaspra ― to come across as a clown
- wëzdrzec jak kasper ― to look like a clown
- na kaspra wëstrojic ― to pull a fast one
- zrobic cos na kaspra ― to do/make something superficially
Noun
kasper m animal
- spectre used to scare children
- rail (Rallidae)
- Synonym: łëska
- corncrake, landrail (Crex crex)
- Synonym: łëska
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “chruściel”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chruściel”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- “kasper”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022