szmaja

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Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: szma‧ja

Noun

szmaja m pers or f

  1. (colloquial, Poznań, Kuyavia) lefty, southpaw
    Synonyms: leworęczny, (regional) lewszun, (colloquial) mańkut, (regional) szmania

Declension

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Noun

szmaja f

  1. (Kuyavia) left-handedness
    Synonyms: jednoręctwo, mańkuctwo
    jeździć ze szmaito drive with one's left-hand

Further reading

  • szmaja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Monika Gruchmanowa, Bogdan Walczak, editors (1997), “szmaja”, in Słownik gwary miejskiej Poznania], Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “szmaja”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 277