bąk

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫkъ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbõk/
• Syllabification: bąk

bąk m animal

1. bumblebee
2. (humorous) child, little one

• “bąk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Inherited from Old Polish bąk, from Proto-Slavic *bǫkъ.

• IPA^(key): /bɔŋk/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ̃k/

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• Rhymes: -ɔŋk
• Syllabification: bąk
• Homophones: Bąk, Bonk

bąk m animal (diminutive bączek)

1. any horsefly of the genus Tabanus
2. any bittern of the genus Botaurus
3. (colloquial) bumblebee or other buzzing insect

   Synonym: trzmiel

4. spinning top (toy)

   Synonyms: (archaic) cyga, (archaic) fryga

5. (endearing) son, child, little one

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dziecko

6. gyroscope wheel
7. dinghy (boat)
8. onion stalk with pyxidium
9. drone (bagpipe bourdon)
10. (archaic) gig (boat)
11. (archaic) bagpipes
12. (archaic) canard, misinformation
13. (archaic) error, mistake
14. (archaic) device to stimulate the draught of a chimney
15. (archaic) snooty person

• bąk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bąk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “bąk”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Dorota Adamiec (13.03.2023) “BĄK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]