kiwać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyvati, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₁uyéti, from *keh₁w- (to wobble, to swing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.vat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ivat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ki‧wać

Verb

kiwać impf (perfective kiwnąć)

  1. (intransitive) to beckon, to noddle, to bob
  2. (intransitive) to waggle, to totter
  3. (transitive) to fool
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:oszukać
  4. (reflexive) to wobble

Conjugation

Further reading

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