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Polish
Etymology
Univerbation of po + ściana (“wall”), as the clearest shadows of people are cast on walls.
Pronunciation
Noun
pościan m inan
- (Far Masovian) shadow (outline of an object cast against a surface from blocking light)
- Synonym: cień
Further reading
- Antoni Waga (1860) “pościan”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 756