dziewka
Meaning
- girl
- servant (unmarried girl working as a maid in the countryside)
Hyphenated as
dziew‧ka
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʑɛf.ka/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish dziewka, from Proto-Slavic *děvъka, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Doublet of dziwka (“whore”).
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