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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɘ.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɘka
- Syllabification: ty‧ka
Etymology 1
Deverbal from tykać or possibly a back-formation from tyczka, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tykati.
Noun
tyka f (diminutive tyczka)
- A long, thick rod or pole
- (colloquial) A lanky person, especially one who is young; a beanpole
- (hunting) beam of an antler
- Synonym: konar
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tyka
- third-person singular present of tykać
Further reading
- tyka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- tyka in Polish dictionaries at PWN