mańka
See also: manka, Manka, Mańka, mańką, Mańką, and -manka
Old Polish
Noun
mańka f
- left hand
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɲ.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɲka
- Syllabification: mań‧ka
- Homophone: Mańka
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian manca. First attested in 1612.[1] Doublet of manko.
Noun
mańka f
- (archaic) left hand
Declension
Declension of mańka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mańka | mańki |
| genitive | mańki | maniek |
| dative | mańce | mańkom |
| accusative | mańkę | mańki |
| instrumental | mańką | mańkami |
| locative | mańce | mańkach |
| vocative | mańko | mańki |
Derived terms
adjective
- (Middle Polish) mańkaty
verb
- zażyć z mańki
Etymology 2
Due to the phonetic similarity with the word Maria.
Noun
mańka f
- (slang) marihuana, weed
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marihuana
Declension
Declension of mańka
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | mańka |
| genitive | mańki |
| dative | mańce |
| accusative | mańkę |
| instrumental | mańką |
| locative | mańce |
| vocative | mańko |
References
- Ewa Rodek (23.05.2019), “MAŃKA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
Further reading
- mańka in Polish dictionaries at PWN