tapczan

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian тапча́н (tapčán), from Tatar тапчан (tapçan), from Old Turkic, from Middle Chinese 道場, a calque of Sanskrit बोधिमण्ड (bodhimaṇḍa). Doublet of dojo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtap.t͡ʂan/
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  • Rhymes: -apt͡ʂan
  • Syllabification: tap‧czan

Noun

tapczan m inan (diminutive tapczanik, augmentative tapczanisko)

  1. couch, sofa

Declension
Declension of tapczan
singular plural
nominative tapczan tapczany
genitive tapczanu tapczanów
dative tapczanowi tapczanom
accusative tapczan tapczany
instrumental tapczanem tapczanami
locative tapczanie tapczanach
vocative tapczanie tapczany

Derived terms
adjective

Further reading
  • tapczan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tapczan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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