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bujać.

to rock, to swing

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbu.jat͡ɕ//ˈbu.jat͡ɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈbu.jat͡ɕ]
  1. to rock, to swing

    imperfective · transitive
  2. to float, to dance, to play (to move freely as if blown by the wind)

    imperfective · intransitive
  3. to swing, to sway

    imperfective · reflexive
  4. to bluff, to lie

    colloquial · imperfective · transitive
    Bujać to my, nie nas!
    Bujać to my, panowie szlachta!
  5. to mosey, to amble (to walk without a destination)

    imperfective · intransitive
    Gdzieś to tak bujał?
  6. to grow lushly

    imperfective · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bew-influ. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Proto-Slavic *bujati Old Polish bujać Polish bujać Inherited from Old Polish bujać.

verb/ˈbu.jat͡ɕ//ˈbu.jat͡ɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈbu.jat͡ɕ]
  1. to have a crush on, be infatuated with

    colloquial · imperfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bew-influ. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Proto-Slavic *bujati Old Polish bujać Polish bujać Inherited from Old Polish bujać.

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