ushanka
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian уша́нка (ušánka), from у́ши (úši) (the accusative or nominative plural of у́хо (úxo, “ear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”), from *h₂ew- (“to see; to be aware of, perceive”) with a shift of meaning) + -а́нка (-ánka) (variant of -я́нка (-jánka, suffix forming names of specific objects)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /uːˈʃɑːŋkə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /uˈʃɑŋkə/
- Hyphenation: ushan‧ka
Noun
[edit]ushanka (plural ushankas)
- A traditional Russian fur cap with earflaps.
- Coordinate terms: shapka, trapper hat
- I have no idea why he's wearing a ushanka in triple digit heat; bro's forehead must be drenched in sweat.
Translations
[edit]traditional Russian fur cap with earflaps
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ew- (perceive)
- English terms borrowed from Russian
- English terms derived from Russian
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with usage examples
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