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Middle English
Noun
pyk
- Alternative form of pyke
Polish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɘk
- Syllabification: pyk
Interjection
pyk
- phut, pow, zoop, boop!
Noun
pyk m inan
- (Lasovia) Synonym of kłąb (“puff of smoke from a pipe”)
Further reading
- pyk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pyk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Oskar Kolberg (1865) “pyk”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 264