Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dyňa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɘ.ɲa/

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• Rhymes: -ɘɲa
• Syllabification: dy‧nia
• Homophone: Dynia

dynia f (diminutive dyńka, related adjective dyniowy)

1. pumpkin, gourd, squash (any plant of the genus Cucurbita)

   Synonym: (obsolete) arbuz

2. pumpkin, gourd, squash (fruit of this plant)

   Synonyms: (obsolete) arbuz, (colloquial) bania

3. (colloquial, humorous, prison slang, school slang) head, noggin (part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs)

   Synonyms: arbuz, bania, baniak, baśka, dyńka, globus, głowa, głowina, główka, łeb, łepetyna, pała, (literary) skroń, makówka

4. (school slang) fatso, butterball (overweight person)
5. (school slang) F (failing grade, with the next best grade being either a D or an E)
6. (prison slang) fist (hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward)

• dynia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dynia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• dynia in PWN's encyclopedia