banialuki

Polish

Etymology

From Banialuka, a princess in a fantasy poem by Hieronim Morsztyn,[1] named after Banja Luka, a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.ɲaˈlu.ki/
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  • Rhymes: -uki
  • Syllabification: ba‧nia‧lu‧ki

Noun

banialuki nvir

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) poppycock; bunkum
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens

Declension
Declension of banialuki
plural
nominative banialuki
genitive banialuk
dative banialukom
accusative banialuki
instrumental banialukami
locative banialukach
vocative banialuki

References
  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “banialuki”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna: “‘bajdy’, od królewny Banialuki, bohaterki pierwszej drukowanej a oryginalnej bajki Hier. Morsztyna”

Further reading
  • banialuki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • banialuki in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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