fajka

See also: fajką

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfeife + -ka, from Middle High German pfīfe, from Old High German pfīfa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā and Vulgar Latin *pipa, from Latin pipō. Doublet of fajfus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaj.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ajka
  • Syllabification: faj‧ka

Noun

fajka f (diminutive fajeczka, augmentative faja or fajczysko)

  1. pipe (smoking tool)
  2. (colloquial) cigarette, fag
    Synonyms: papieros, szlug
  3. (colloquial) checkmark, tick (mark with a ✓ sign made to indicate agreement, correctness, or acknowledgement)
    Synonym: ptaszek
  4. (colloquial) snorkel (hollow tube used for breathing underwater)
    Synonym: rurka
  5. (hunting) upper fang of a boar bent upwards

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • fajczany
  • fajkowaty
  • fajkowy
nouns
  • fajczarnia
  • fajczarz
  • fajczyna
  • fajka pokoju
  • fajkarnia
  • fajkarz
  • fajka wodna
verbs
adjective
  • fajczarski
adverb
  • fajkowato

Further reading

  • fajka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fajka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

From German Pfeife.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfajka/

Noun

fajka f (genitive singular fajky, nominative plural fajky, genitive plural fajok, declension pattern of žena)

  1. pipe (smoking tool)
  2. (slang, vulgar) blowjob

Declension

References

  • fajka in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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