odpukać

== Polish == === Etymology === From od- +‎ pukać. The sense 2 comes from the fact that the priest often knocks on the confessional after giving absolution in order to let the other penitent know they can go and confess. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔtˈpu.kat͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ukat͡ɕ Syllabification: od‧pu‧kać === Verb === odpukać pf (imperfective odpukiwać) (intransitive) to knock back (to answer the knock with a knock to communicate) (intransitive, colloquial) to receive absolution ellipsis of odpukać w niemalowane drewno ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “odpukać”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “odpukać”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)