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cały.

whole, complete, entire; all (containing all elements belonging to oneself)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈt͡sa.wɘ//ˈt͡sa.ɫɨ/Middle, Polish[ˈt͡sa.wɘ][ˈt͡sa.wɘ]
  1. whole, complete, entire; all (containing all elements belonging to oneself)

    not-comparable
    cały świat
  2. whole (containing nothing that shouldn't be with the entity)

    not-comparable
    cała prawa
  3. whole, entire (relatively large)

    not-comparable
    cała masa
    cały stos
  4. whole, intact (not missing any pieces)

    not-comparable
    Biurko jest całe.
  5. whole, intact (not missing any pieces) virgin

    Middle · Polish · not-comparable
  6. whole, intact, unhurt

    not-comparable
    Jesteś cały/cała?
  7. all, covered in (completely covered in something)

    not-comparable
    On wrócił cały w pocie.
    Jestem cały mokry.
  8. all, filled with

    not-comparable
    Jestem cały w nerwach.
  9. all (being representative of someone's typical behavior)

    not-comparable
    To cała ty.
  10. synonym of niezgrabny /niezręczny

    not-comparable
  11. actual, real; unmistakable

    Middle · Polish · dialectal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Balto-Slavic *káilas Proto-Slavic *cě̑lъ Old Polish cały Polish cały Inherited from Old Polish cały.

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