macka

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡ska/

macka

1. inflection of mack:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡s.ka/

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• Rhymes: -at͡ska
• Syllabification: mac‧ka

From macać +‎ -ka.

macka f

1. (biology) tentacle (limb)
2. tentacle (insidious reach or influence)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

macka m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of macek

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

Attested since 1910, of uncertain origin with at least two proposed etymologies:

• From a dialectal verb macka (“to work, to finish”), related to German machen (“to make”).
• From Tavringer Romani macka (“to grease, to cream, to butter”), from Romani mak (“grease, lubricant”). Related to Sanskrit म्रक्षति (mrakṣati, “to smear”) and Hindi मक्खन (makkhan, “butter”).

• IPA^(key): /²maka/
• Rhymes: -aka

macka c

1. (colloquial) a sandwich, specifically an open sandwich

   Synonym: smörgås

2. (sports, colloquial) a beautiful pass

• macka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• Gerd Carling (2005), “macka”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 90