Surzhyk

See also: surzhyk

English

Alternative forms

• surzhyk
• suržyk

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ukrainian су́ржик (súržyk) and regional (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian су́ржик (súržik, “bread made from a dough from different types of grains”).

Proper noun

Surzhyk

1. A pidgin language or interlanguage combining elements of Russian and Ukrainian, spoken mainly in Ukraine but also some neighbouring regions in Russia (Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod) or Ukrainians living in Russia.

Translations

language

• Belarusian: су́ржык m (súržyk)
• Czech: suržyk m
• German: Surschyk n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: surżyk m
• Russian: су́ржик (ru) m (súržik)
• Ukrainian: су́ржик m (súržyk)

See also

• Trasyanka
• Balachka