memel

See also: Memel

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Memel, as the river often has troubled waters.

Pronunciation

Noun

memel m inan

  1. (Far Masovian) synonym of zamieszanie

Further reading

  • Antoni Waga (1860) “memel”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 754
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