belka

Meaning

1. beam (large piece of timber or iron)
2. stripe (badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces)
3. (obsolete) ceiling built on beams
4. (obsolete) piece of clay formed into an octagon
5. long, monochromatic stripe on a coat of arms
6. construction element of a stringed instrument

Hyphenated as

bel‧ka

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛl.ka/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *balkô
Proto-West Germanic *balkō
Old High German balko
Middle High German balkebor.
Old Polish balka
Polish belka
Inherited from Old Polish balka, with an unexpected shift of a > e first occurring in the 16th century. Compare Kashubian balka and Slovincian balka.

Sentences

— Do czego służy ta brudna belka ? — zapytała Liza.

— What is this dirty beam for? — Liza asked.