pysanka
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ukrainian писанка (pýsanka) < писати (pysáty, “to write”), referring to writing on an egg with a stylus in a wax-resist dyeing process, from Proto-Slavic *pĭsati, related to *pĭstrŭ (“feathered”), + Ukrainian feminine ending -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ˈpɪsənˌkʌ/
- Hyphenation: py‧san‧ka
Noun[edit]
Wikipedia pysanka (plural pysanky)
- (Canada) A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “писати” in Etymolohichnyĭ Slovnyk Ukraïnsʼkoï Movy (Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language), O.S. Melʼnychuk, 1982–2006.
