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kierunek.

direction (point toward which an object or person is moving or facing)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/kjɛˈru.nɛk/
  1. direction (point toward which an object or person is moving or facing)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. direction (laid and planned out mode of action for the future associated with a goal)

    inanimate · masculine
  3. direction; school (general trend for future, especially in i.e. literature)

    inanimate · masculine
  4. major (chosen field of study)

    inanimate · masculine
  5. warzone (area where war takes place)

    inanimate · masculine
  6. directional, turn signal, indicator, blinker

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine
  7. direction, heading, leading

    archaic · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kaizwijaną Old High German kēren Middle High German kēren German kehrenbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₁-der.? Proto-Slavic *-ovati Old Polish -ować Polish -ować Polish kierować Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old High German -unga Middle High German -ung German -ungbor. ▲ Polish -ekinflu. Polish -unek Polish kierunek From kierować + -unek. First attested in 1786. Compare Kashubian czerënk and Silesian kierōnek.

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