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perlik.

male helmeted guineafowl

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛr.lik/[ˈpɛr.lik][ˈpɛr.lik][ˈpɛr.lik]
  1. male helmeted guineafowl

    animal-not-person · masculine
  2. green-backed twinspot, Mandingoa nitidula

    animal-not-person · masculine
Where this word comes from

From perła + -ik. Partial calque of German Perlhuhn.

noun/ˈpɛr.lik/[ˈpɛr.lik][ˈpɛr.lik][ˈpɛr.lik]
  1. miner's hammer

    inanimate · masculine
  2. stone hammer (hammer used for breaking stones)

    inanimate · masculine
  3. type of heavy hammer with a surface that has teeth used for working millstones

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Compare Czech perlík and Silesian pyrlik. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. )

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