walet

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waˈlɛt/, /ˈwalit/

Noun

walet

  1. A bag or knapsack (usually one used for the holding of essentials)

Descendants

  • English: wallet
  • Scots: wallet

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French valet, from Old French vaslet, from Medieval Latin *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from Latin vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.lɛt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alɛt
  • Syllabification: wa‧let

Noun

walet m anim

  1. (card games) jack
    walet karo ― jack of diamonds
    walet kier ― jack of hearts
    walet pik ― jack of spades
    walet trefl ― jack of clubs

Declension

Noun

walet m pers

  1. (colloquial) person who lives or sleeps somewhere illegally, because without registration, especially in dormitory (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Derived terms

adverb
  • na waleta

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English wallet.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wa‧let
  • IPA(key): /ˈwalet/, [ˈwa.lɛt]

Noun

walet (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. wallet
    Synonyms: pitaka, portamoneda
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