cekawi

Kashubian

Alternative forms
  • czekawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish ciekawy. By surface analysis, cec +‎ -awi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sʲɛˈkavʲi/
  • Syllabification: ce‧ka‧wi

Adjective

cekawi (comparative cekawszi, superlative nôcekawszi, adverb cekawie)

  1. curious, interested (wanting to find out more)
  2. curious, interesting (evoking curiosity or interest in people)

Derived terms
nouns
  • cekawòsc
verbs
  • cekawic impf

Further reading
  • Stefan Ramułt (1893), “cekawy”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego, page 16
  • Bernard Sychta (1967-1973), “cekavi”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich, volume 1, page 121
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “ciekawy”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski, volume 1-2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “ciekawy”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • “cekawi”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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