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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian вата́га (vatáha), from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ōtag (“fireplace, tent, room”). Doublet of wataga (“warlord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaˈta.xa/
- Rhymes: -axa
- Syllabification: wa‧ta‧ha
Noun
wataha f
- pack (of wolves, wild boars)
- large group of often armed people
- Synonyms: banda, zgraja
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Further reading
- wataha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wataha in Polish dictionaries at PWN