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kolka.

stitch (intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔl.ka/[ˈkɔl.ka][ˈkɔl.ka]Łowicz[ˈkɔl.ki]Łowicz
  1. stitch (intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)

    feminine
  2. colic (form of acute pain)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin colica, from Ancient Greek κωλῐκή (kōlĭkḗ). Influenced by etymology 2, compare Ukrainian ко́лька (kólʹka), Lower Sorbian kólka for the same change.

intj/ˈkɔl.ka/[ˈkɔl.ka][ˈkɔl.ka]Łowicz[ˈkɔl.ki]Łowicz
  1. used as a general swear word; damn it!

    mildly · vulgar · Łowicz
Where this word comes from

From kłóć (“to prick”) + -ka (first person singular kolę). Compare Kashubian kòlka, Ukrainian ко́лька (kólʹka).

noun/ˈkɔl.ka/[ˈkɔl.ka][ˈkɔl.ka]Łowicz[ˈkɔl.ki]Łowicz
  1. thorn (a sharp protective spine of a plant)

    feminine
  2. needle (leaf of conifers)

    feminine
  3. three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

    feminine
  4. worst type of tow (pakuła)

    feminine · in-plural · Łowicz
  5. synonym of łopian (“burdock fruit”)

    feminine · Łowicz
Where this word comes from

From kłóć (“to prick”) + -ka (first person singular kolę). Compare Kashubian kòlka, Ukrainian ко́лька (kólʹka).

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