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tarka.

washboard (board used to hand wash laundry)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtar.ka/
  1. washboard (board used to hand wash laundry)

    feminine
  2. washboard (percussion instrument)

    feminine
  3. grater (tool with which one grates)

    feminine
  4. radula

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Balto-Slavic *térˀtei Proto-Slavic *tèrti Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Proto-Slavic *tьrka Old Polish tarka Polish tarka Inherited from Old Polish tarka. By surface analysis, trzeć + -ka.

noun/ˈtar.ka/
  1. blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

    feminine
  2. sloe (fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Polish tarń Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish tarka From tarń + -ka.

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