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pysanka

Syllables: pys·an·ka/ˈpɪsəŋkə/

pysanka noun: a hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.

pysanka: a hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs
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Noun

pysanka (plural pysankas or pysanky)

  1. A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.

Synonyms of pysanka

Forms of pysanka

pluralpysankas
pluralpysanky
alternative formpisanka
alternative formpysanky

Origin of pysanka

Borrowed from Ukrainian пи́санка (pýsanka), from писа́ти (pysáty, “to write”), referring to writing on an egg with a stylus in a wax-resist dyeing process, from Proto-Slavic *pьsati, related to *pьstrъ (“feathered”), + feminine ending -ка (-ka).

Questions about pysanka

What does pysanka mean?
Pysanka means a hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.
What part of speech is pysanka?
Pysanka is a noun.
How do you pronounce pysanka?
Pysanka is pronounced /ˈpɪsəŋkə/.
What is the plural of pysanka?
The plural of pysanka is pysankas.

Words near pysanka in the dictionary

  1. Pyrénées
  2. Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  3. Pyrénées-Orientales
  4. pys
  5. pysane
  6. pysanka
  7. pysankas
  8. pysanky
  9. Pysher
  10. Pyshers
  11. pyshka

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