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zabawa.

fun, amusement; game (all activities done in order to spend time in a pleasant way)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/zaˈba.va/
  1. fun, amusement; game (all activities done in order to spend time in a pleasant way)

    feminine
    świetna zabawa
  2. party (gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing)

    feminine
  3. dance party with music

    colloquial · feminine
  4. play (act of dealing with something clumsily due to being prepared)

    feminine
  5. employment; activity, engagement; job (that with which one engages)

    feminine · obsolete
  6. delay

    feminine · obsolete
  7. activity (act of engaging with something)

    feminine · obsolete
  8. battle

    Middle · Polish · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰe? Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰō Proto-Balto-Slavic *źō Proto-Slavic *za Proto-Slavic *za- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *byti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *baviti Proto-Slavic *zabavitideverb. Proto-Slavic *zabava Old Polish zabawa Polish zabawa Inherited from Old Polish zabawa. By surface analysis, deverbal from zabawić.

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