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Polish
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle High German leich, leichen or lei + konik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lajˈkɔ.ɲik/
- Rhymes: -ɔɲik
- Syllabification: laj‧ko‧nik
Noun
lajkonik m inan
- Lajkonik Festival (Polish festival that takes place each year on the first Thursday after the religious holiday of Corpus Christi in Cracow)
Declension
Noun
lajkonik m pers (related adjective lajkonikowy)
- Lajkonik (symbol of the Lajkonik Festival represented as a bearded man resembling a Tatar in a characteristic pointed hat, dressed in Mongol attire, with a wooden horse around his waist)
Declension
Further reading
- lajkonik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lajkonik in Polish dictionaries at PWN