pajac
Polish
noun
Definitions
- (dated) puppet; doll
- (colloquial) clown; person that can't be taken seriously
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian pagliaccio (clown) derived from Latin palea (chaff, straw).
Origin
Latin
palea
Gloss
chaff, straw
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- palea English
- paleaceous English
- paleous English
- palea Latin
- palealis Latin
- palearis Latin
- palearium Latin
- Bajazzo German
- paglia Italian
- pagliaccesco Italian
- pagliaccetto Italian
- pagliacciata Italian
- pagliaccio Italian
- paillasse French
- éparpiller French
- паяц Russian
- paja Spanish, Castilian
- payaso Spanish, Castilian
- *pel- Proto-Indo-European
- bajas Norwegian Bokmål
- palhaço Portuguese
- pajacyk Polish
- bajas Norwegian Nynorsk
- paille Old French
- palla Catalan, Valencian
- pai Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- paie Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- παλιάτσος Greek (modern)
- פּאַיאַץ Yiddish
- palla Old Portuguese
- palj Aromanian
- palji Aromanian
- paljiu Aromanian
- palha Occitan
- palhassa Occitan
- payares Asturian
- pae Friulian
- pagghia Sicilian
- paja Venetian
- paja Ladino
- palla Sardinian
- paja Istriot
- pajàs Emilian