אוקראַיִנער

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From אוקראַיִנע (ukraine) +‎ ־ער (-er).

Noun[edit]

אוקראַיִנער (ukrainerm, plural אוקראַיִנער (ukrainer), feminine אוקראַיִנערקע (ukrainerke)

  1. Ukrainian (non-Jewish person from Ukraine)

Usage notes[edit]

Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Ukrainian Jew is not an ukrainer, but rather an אוקראַיִנישער (ukrainisher).

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