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bocian.

stork (any bird of the genus Ciconia)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɔ.t͡ɕan//ˈbɔ.t͡ɕɒn/Middle, Polish[ˈbɔ.t͡ɕan][bɔ.t͡ɕaˈnɘ.u]
  1. stork (any bird of the genus Ciconia) stork (boy dressed as a stork at a New Year's Eve party)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  2. stork (any bird of the genus Ciconia) stork (stork-shaped doll attached to the shaft of a sleigh and driven around by young people on Shrove Tuesday)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  3. stork (mythical bringer of babies to families)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  4. Common stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium)

    animal-not-person · in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *botati /*botěti Proto-Indo-European *-(e-)nós Proto-Slavic *-janъ ? Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ Old Polish bocian Polish bocian Inherited from Old Polish bocian.

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