a rwan diabłu

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “he is torn to the devil”. Compare Greater Polish zarno tam.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /a ˈrvan ˈdja.bwu/

Interjection

a rwan diabłu

1. (Far Masovian) used to express someone will start doing less wrong behavior

Further reading

• Antoni Waga (1860) “rwan”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 749