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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrva.
Pronunciation
Noun
mierzwa f
- (agriculture) straw used as bedding for animals
- (agriculture) manure
- Synonyms: nawóz, obornik
- (derogatory) rabble, riffraff
- Synonym: hołota
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Further reading
- mierzwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mierzwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Oskar Kolberg (1877) “mierzwa”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 20