kibitka

See also: kibitką

English

A kibitka on display in a Polish museum

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian киби́тка (kibítka); see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɪˈbɪtkə/

Noun

kibitka (plural kibitkas)

  1. A Russian type of telega or sleigh with a (usually rounded) cover over the passenger seats.
  2. A circular tent or yurt used by various nomadic peoples such as the Kalmyks and Kyrgyz.
    • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 328:
      On 12 January, having hired horses for himself, his servant and the guide, and three camels to carry their baggage, including a kibitka, or Turcoman tent, he left Kazala, ostensibly bound for the Russian garrison town.

Synonyms

Translations


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian киби́тка (kibítka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.bit.ka/

Noun

kibitka m (plural kibitkas)

  1. kibitka
    Synonym: kibick
    Hypernym: troïka

Further reading


Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian киби́тка (kibítka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈbit.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -itka
  • Syllabification: ki‧bit‧ka

Noun

kibitka f

  1. (historical) kibitka (carriage or sleigh)

Declension

Further reading

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