poduszka

See also: poduszką

Polish

Etymology

FromProto-Slavic *podušьka. Cognate with Russian подушка (poduška), Ukrainian по́душка (póduška), Czech роduškа, Slovak роduškа. Also compare Serbo-Croatian духња (feather bed), Czech duchna, Polish duchna. Ultimately derivable from Proto-Slavic *duxъ (breath, spirit), through the sense development "breath" → "inflated" → "pillow".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈduʂ.ka/
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  • Hyphenation: po‧dusz‧ka

Noun

poduszka f (diminutive poduszeczka, augmentative poducha)

  1. pillow, cushion

Declension

Further reading

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