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ciekawy.

curious, interested (wanting to find out more)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

adj/t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ//t͡ɕɛˈka.vɨ/Middle, Polish[t͡ɕɛˈka.vi][t͡ɕɛˈka.vi]

  1. curious, interested (wanting to find out more)

    noun-from-verb · sometimes

  2. curious, interested (characteristic of someone wanting to find out more)

  3. curious, interesting (evoking curiosity or interest in people)

  4. willing; eager (happy or wanting to do something, especially work)

    sometimes

  5. clever; witty; prudent

  6. graceful

  7. synonym of niespokojny

  8. chasing by scent

    obsolete

  9. fast, quick

    Middle · Polish · noun-from-verb · sometimes

  10. restless

    Middle · Polish · noun-from-verb · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- Proto-Balto-Slavic *tek- Proto-Slavic *teťi Old Polish ciec Polish ciec Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Old Polish -ać Polish -ać Polish ciekać Proto-Slavic *-avъ Old Polish -awy Polish -awy Polish ciekawy From ciekać + -awy with a semantic shift of flowing > fast > running to learn something, get news > wanting to know something, interested in something. First attested in 1562.

noun/t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ//t͡ɕɛˈka.vɨ/Middle, Polish[t͡ɕɛˈka.vi][t͡ɕɛˈka.vi]

  1. synonym of złodziej

    masculine · noun-from-verb · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- Proto-Balto-Slavic *tek- Proto-Slavic *teťi Old Polish ciec Polish ciec Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Old Polish -ać Polish -ać Polish ciekać Proto-Slavic *-avъ Old Polish -awy Polish -awy Polish ciekawy From ciekać + -awy with a semantic shift of flowing > fast > running to learn something, get news > wanting to know something, interested in something. First attested in 1562.

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