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Need help with a Polish word/spelling Basia



ONHI  Jul 8, 07, 00:59    #1
need help with a Polish word/spelling...more

Posted by ONHI on 7/7/2007, 10:52 pm
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One of my children was nicknamed when she was a young child by my m-i-l who is now passed away. I never asked her how to spell it. It's pronounced Bah-skah. I thought it was spelled Baska or Baskah. She said it means "the boss" in Polish. She called her that in front of another relative and she said, "Oh, the boss!" I can't find it anywhere online with Polish/English translations. I don't know if it is "slang" or a true Polish word. I just want to spell it right. It's a special nickname and she is thinking of using it in a special way so we want to be able to spell it right.
Any help would be much appreciated!

Danell in Ohio, USA
witek7205Threads: 1
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Joined: Jul 7, 07 ♂ 		 Jul 8, 07, 01:08    #2
Ba¶ka or Basia. It is diminutive name. It comes from Barbara.
dar1a  Jul 8, 07, 11:20    #3
how do you say the word "understand" in Polish?
ukinpolandThreads: 11
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Joined: Jan 16, 07 ♂ 		 Jul 8, 07, 11:24    #4
Quoting: dar1a
how do you say the word "understand" in Polish?


I understand is "Rozumiem".

The ending of the word depends on who it is said to
mario_alexanThreads: -
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Joined: Jul 6, 07 ♂ 		 Jul 8, 07, 11:35    #5
Infinitive 'to understand' - rozumieć - rozumiec. In present tense:
I - Ja rozumiem
You(S-Thou) - Ty rozumiesz
He - On rozumie
We - My rozumiemy
You(Pl) - Wy rozumiecie
They - Oni rozumiej±

Imperative - Zrozum! Zrozumcie!
pingwinThreads: 3
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Joined: Feb 2, 07 ♀ 		 Jul 8, 07, 21:29    #6
Maybe she said "Boska" which means God's and he is the boss.
krysiaThreads: 26
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Joined: Aug 10, 06 ♀ 		 Jul 8, 07, 22:05    #7
Yes, it is "boska" which comes from the english word "boss". You will not find it in dictionaries because it's a Polish version of that word.
luisb  Jul 11, 07, 08:55    #8
translate for me waga skala or wagaskala what does this means in english
FISZThreads: 31
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Joined: Jun 14, 06 ♂ 		 Jul 11, 07, 09:11    #9
Waga "Scales" is a PL coat of arms.

skala is also scale

In the future, you may want to sign up, create your own topic and possibly contribute :)
MarekThreads: 4
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Joined: Feb 15, 07 ♂ 		 Jul 11, 07, 14:22    #10
"Boska" by the way, is also used in the fixed phrase in Polish: " Matka Boska Czestochowa" = The Black Madonna of Tschenstochau (German spelling here --:) )

Marek
ellaThreads: -
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Joined: Mar 10, 07 ♀ 		Edited by: ella  Jul 11, 07, 23:27    #11
Quoting: ONHI
One of my children was nicknamed when she was a young child by my m-i-l who is now passed away. I never asked her how to spell it. It's pronounced Bah-skah. I thought it was spelled Baska or Baskah. She said it means "the boss" in Polish. She called her that in front of another relative and she said, "Oh, the boss!" I can't find it anywhere online with Polish/English translations. I don't know if it is "slang" or a true Polish word. I just want to spell it right. It's a special nickname and she is thinking of using it in a special way so we want to be able to spell it right.
Any help would be much appreciated!


She said word "boska" and it can be americanized Polish word coming from "boss"

In Polish "boska" means "divine", that's why she called your child ( a girl) like that. It has nothing to do with Baska or Basia or Barbara

eg: Jestes boska (if a girl) / Jestes boski (if a boy).
and means: You are divine
MarekThreads: 4
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Joined: Feb 15, 07 ♂ 		 Jul 12, 07, 06:50    #12
...and the (non-idiomatic) expression: "Matko Boska!", "Ale Matko Boska!", both roughly equivalent to such exclamations as "Mother o' Mary!", "Saints preserve us!" etc.

Marek
naturalmama  Jul 2, 10, 22:41    #13
I was looking for the spelling of a word and the actual meaning, and found this thread through google. What an awesome forum. So I don' know what ethnicity this word is, but I think it is a term of endearment or that it means child or baby. I have heard it in Russian, Polish and Jewish people, so I don't know where it originates and I am likely going to butcher it so please bare with me. My word is babushka, spelled with English phonetics, As in "My little Babushka". That's the best I can do. If I can get the original spelling, meaning and origin, I would appreciate it. Thank you for your time and help.
~ Mistie

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