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Polish
Etymology
From piastun + -ka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjasˈtun.ka/
- Rhymes: -unka
- Syllabification: pias‧tun‧ka
Noun
piastunka f (male equivalent piastun)
- (literary) female equivalent of piastun (“woman who looks after children”)
- (historical) female equivalent of piastun (“in early medieval Poland, a high-ranking official responsible for the upbringing of royal children”)
- (rare, obsolete) female equivalent of piastun (“young girl whom one is caring for or raising”)
Noun
piastunka f (male equivalent piastun)
- (hunting) female bear cub under the care of his mother
- (hunting) female wolf that watches over his pack's cubs while their parents are hunting
Declension
Further reading
- piastunka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- piastunka in Polish dictionaries at PWN