pulchny

Polish

Etymology

Metathesis of Old Polish puchlny, from Proto-Slavic *puxlъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpul.xnɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -ulxnɨ
  • Syllabification: pul‧chny

Adjective

pulchny (comparative pulchniejszy, superlative najpulchniejszy, derived adverb pulchnie)

  1. chubby, plump
    Synonyms: pucołowaty, pyzaty
  2. squishy, spongy
    Synonym: gąbczasty

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun
  • pulchność
verbs
adjective

Further reading

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