bocian

From Proto-Germanic *bōkōną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈboː.ki.ɑn/

bōcian

1. to give by charter, to charter

• Middle English: booken, boken
  • English: book
  • Scots: buik, beuk

 

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Inherited from Old Polish bocian, from Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.t͡ɕan/

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• Rhymes: -ɔt͡ɕan
• Syllabification: bo‧cian
• Homophone: Bocian

bocian m animal (female equivalent bocianica, diminutive bocianek)

1. stork (any bird of the genus Ciconia)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bocian

2. Skeffington's daughter (type of torture device)
3. (children's folklore) stork (mythical bringer of babies to families)

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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔt͡si̯an]

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bocian m animal (female equivalent bocianica, related adjective bocianí, diminutive bocianik)

1. stork

• “bocian”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024