No. 11,989 in Polish
lamia
"Lamia" in Polish refers to a mythical creature, often a monster or witch that devours people.
In a sentence
Strażnicy łamią przepisy, pozwalając ludziom przechodzić na czerwonym świetle.
The guards break the rules by allowing people to cross at the red light.
The word 'łamią' means 'break', used here to indicate breaking rules.
Czytałem książkę o greckiej łamią, która porywała dzieci.
I read a book about the Greek Lamia who kidnapped children.
Here 'łamią' should be presumably 'Lamia', referring to a mythical Greek creature.
Uczniowie łamią sobie głowy nad trudnym zadaniem z matematyki.
The students rack their brains over a difficult math problem.
In this case, 'łamią' is part of an idiomatic expression meaning 'rack their brains' or 'think hard'.
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