Etymology

From kometa +‎ -kaCategory:Polish terms suffixed with -ka#KOMETKA.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈmɛt.ka/Category:Polish 3-syllable words#KOMETKACategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#KOMETKA

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• Rhymes: -ɛtkaCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛtka#KOMETKACategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛtka/3 syllables#KOMETKA
• Syllabification: ko‧met‧ka

Noun

kometka fCategory:Polish lemmas#KOMETKACategory:Polish nouns#KOMETKACategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#KOMETKACategory:Polish feminine nouns#KOMETKACategory:Pages with entries#KOMETKACategory:Pages with 1 entry#KOMETKA

1. (countableCategory:Polish countable nouns#KOMETKA) diminutive of kometaCategory:Polish diminutive nouns#KOMETKA
2. (uncountableCategory:Polish uncountable nouns#KOMETKA, colloquialCategory:Polish colloquialisms#KOMETKA) badminton (racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English)

   Synonym: badminton

3. (countableCategory:Polish countable nouns#KOMETKA, colloquialCategory:Polish colloquialisms#KOMETKA, datedCategory:Polish dated terms#KOMETKA) shuttlecock, birdie (lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games)

   Synonym: lotka

Further reading

• “kometka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “kometka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎ (in Polish)
• kometka in PWN's encyclopedia