Terms of endearment in Polish

I've never heard "żmuda" in my life...


The only thing that comes to my mind starting with "sh" is "szmondak" (shmondak)...

Yes! I also thought about it coming back from work. But it is of Jewish origin and carries a vulgar meaning.

So?


Yes, but I didn't know about that and I suspect many Poles don't know about it either... I had to google the meaning. For me it was a funny sounding name that you can call a person jokingly. I can imagine people using it in a humorous way instead of "łobuz" (rascal) for example...

Szmondak can be translate in dupek/kutas. I don't think it is cute.

Is it an orphan word? (in this case an adjective żmudny that still exists even though the noun it's derived from is no longer used)

a problem with the original post is that it's impossible to tell what vowel(s) ou refer to...

Nothing. :):)

BTW, the only opportunity I have to see or read schmondak is in history literature. It is not used in spoken language, at least in my area.


Yes. Calling a baby like that would be really hugely misappropriate.

Yes, it looks like it:

sjp.pwn.pl/doroszewski/zmuda;5532881.html

I didn't know that such word exists, I guess it isn't used anymore :)

Btw, guys, I'm not advocating for babies to be called "szmondaks" lol I meant that maybe Sdan's father calls his/her son like that, because he doesn't know what it means (if that word really is "szmondak", that is). It's just a theory though...

No, it can`t be it. The sound k at the end is too conspicuous to miss it.

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Hello
Can anyone tell me how to say "little panda" as a pet name for my boyfriend please?

I'm not a native speaker but I've heard pandzia (PAN-ja) (vowels as in Spanish or Italian thoughout)

But that sounds feminine. A minute or so of googling found

pandzioch (PAN-jokh) the final ch is pronounced like loch in Scottish and pandzioszek (pan-JOH-sheck)

To address him directly, pandziochu (pan-JOH-khu) or pandzioszku (pan-JOSH-ku)

@Casper1377, mafketis is correct. I think that also "pandziak" (pronounced "panjyak") is possible:

m.facebook.com/Pandziak-759189127558897/


Poles would usually just say "pandzioch" (unlike in case of "pandzioszku"), I think.

Why not " Misiu"?

Because that's "Teddy Bear" or "Bear" and not specifically Panda?

Yes it is, but "Pandzioch" is a surname in Polish and Pandzia,Pandzioch etc are not cute. Misiu is cute and simple.

My family called their grandfather, phonetically, "jaw-jew" and his name, Ed, was phonetically said "Ed-jew", by his older sister. I'm guessing it's a term of endearment. But what does it mean in Polish? Thank you

Funny.
Jawjew is dziadziu, grandpa.
Ed-jew is Edziu, a diminutive of Edward. It is like Eddie, in fact.

Looking for something cute to call my new grandson in Polish

Bobek might be a good nickname. Poles here call me that all the time.

@Sea2mysoul, what's your grandson's name?
For example, if it's "Teddy", then "Tadek" or "Tadziu" would be appropriate etc.

I don't think you'd like it if you knew that "bobek" means little sh*t. Such as from sheep.

Hi, I was hoping someone could help me out my father was a polish man but never taught us kids how to speak or understand the language. When I was little he used to call me something like "Zabka Mala Ednul*" I know Zabka Mala is baby frog but not sure what the last word was - terribly sorry that I don't know the spelling but it's based on a child's memory. Would anyone know a similar polish word or phrase that may help me figure this out? Unfortunately my father is no longer with us for me to ask

it is simple - ednu is jedna which means one. One nice little froggie you are.


That`s a shame. Some fathers have a wrong approach.
Novi, I hope you weren`t like that.

Ah but it is still a little sh!t, no? It is not a big sh!t. Still it is endearing.

Yes, it is little but there are always a lot of them on the ground... |:):):)

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@pawian
Hi, thank you for helping me with this - I appreciate it a lot! Definitely wish I had the chance to learn the language as a child but I guess it's never too late

Then get ready for the greatest mental challenge of all your life. :):)

What do you call a bossy or stubborn girl? My mother said something like matsuha

What do you call a bossy and stubborn woman?
Mother-in-law, if you are lucky.
Wife, if you are less lucky.

Macocha which means Cinderella`s stepmother or Hansel and Gretel`s stepmother. Yes, they are bossy and stubborn in oppressing their step kids.

Hello! This thread has been so interesting to read! Would it be strange to call a child (a girl, if it matters) "little fern" (paproć) as a term of endearment? If it's not too strange, how would I form the diminutive? Paprociu? Paprocku? Dziękuję!