janki

Polish

Etymology

From Jan +‎ -ka, named after John the Evangelist. Compare Greater Polish świętojanka.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈjaŋ.ki/

Noun

janki nvir pl

1. (Near Masovian) potatoes that mature around Saint John's day

Further reading

• Artur Gruszecki, editor (1887), “janki”, in “Słowniczek spod Zakroczymia”, in Wisła : miesięcznik geograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 317