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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlna (“green woodpecker”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gilˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐɔw.na/
- Rhymes: -ɔwna
- Syllabification: żoł‧na
Noun
żołna f
- bee-eater, bird from the family Meropidae
Declension
Further reading
- żołna in Polish dictionaries at PWN