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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian ковту́н (kovtún). Cognate with Belarusian каўту́н (kaŭtún), Russian колту́н (koltún), and Ukrainian ковту́н (kovtún).
Pronunciation
Noun
kołtun m inan
- (colloquial, medicine) tangled, twisted mass of hair
- (historical) Polish plait, plica polonica
Declension
Descendants
Noun
kołtun m pers (female equivalent kołtunka)
- (derogatory) someone who is backward
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- kołtun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kołtun in Polish dictionaries at PWN