tkanka

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See also: tkanką

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish tkanka. By surface analysis, tkać +‎ -anka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtkan.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -anka
  • Syllabification: tkan‧ka

Noun

tkanka f (related adjective tkankowy)

  1. (countable, biology) tissue (group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to do a specific job)
  2. (uncountable, literary) structure (overall form or organization of something)
    Synonyms: sieć, struktura, układ
  3. (uncountable, archaic) web (thin delicate cloth)
    • 1829, Jean-Antoine Letronne, Wykład elementarny starożytnéj i nowożytnéj jeografji pana Letronne, inspektora generalnego szkoł we Francji; na język Polski przełożony, i niektóremi dodatkami pomnożony, Zawadzki i Węcki, archived from the original on 2022-06-22, page 183:
      ... mieszkańcy jéj [ziemi] wyrabiają bogate materje i droge tkanki bawełniane i jedwabne...
      ... its inhabitants make rich materials and costly cotton and silk cloths...

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Further reading

  • tkanka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tkanka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • tkanka in PWN's encyclopedia