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  What it means

  “The shirt is closer to the body than the peasant coat.” This regional version uses ‘sukmana’, the traditional long woollen coat worn by Polish peasants.

  English equivalent

  Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.

  Vocabulary

  • sukmana — sukmana , traditional Polish peasant's long woollen coat

  Grammar note

  Same comparative structure as the kaftan variant.

  Cultural context

  The 'sukmana' was an everyday outer garment in rural Poland, so this version is strongly tied to peasant life.

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