panienka

See also: panienką

Polish

Etymology

From panna + -enka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈɲɛŋ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋka
  • Syllabification: pa‧nien‧ka

Noun

panienka f (diminutive panieneczka)

  1. Miss
  2. (euphemistic) prostitute (female person having sex for profit)
  3. (archaic) virgin (woman who has never had sexual intercourse)

Declension

Descendants

  • Russian: пане́нка (panénka)
  • Yiddish: פּאַניענקע (panyenke)

Further reading

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