людина

See also: људина

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ľudina, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“men, people”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

1. man, person, human being, singular of люди (a people, folk, mankind, men).
2. An individual embodying superior intellectual or moral qualities, a mensch.

Pronoun

люди́на • (ljudýna) f

1. one, oneself

Related terms

• люд (ljud)
• люди (ljudy)
• людство (ljudstvo)
• людський (ljudsʹkyj)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “людина”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka