borsuk

Polish

borsuk

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian борсу́к (borsúk), from Turkish porsuk, from Old Turkic borsmuk, from Proto-Turkic *borsuk (badger), *borsmuk (badger).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔr.suk/
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Noun

borsuk m anim

  1. badger

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • borsuczy

References

  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “borsuk”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish): “turecka nazwa zamiast rodzimej, p.jaźwiec, już w 16. w. w Wielkopolsce obiegająca; Ruś pisze je barsuk; tur. borsuk.”
  • borsuk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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