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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pǫpъkъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
pępek m inan (diminutive pępuszek, related adjective pępkowy)
- (anatomy) navel
- (obsolete) slippery jack (Suillus luteus)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:maślak
- (Kuyavia, figurative) last handful of grain harvested at harvest time
- urznąć pępek ― to cut off the last grain
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Further reading
- pępek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pępek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Józef Bliziński (1860) “pępek”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 628
- Oskar Kolberg (1867) “pępek”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 274