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Trasyanka

Trasyanka proper noun: a pidgin language or interlanguage combining elements of Russian and Belarusian, spoken in Belarus.

Proper noun

Trasyanka

  1. A pidgin language or interlanguage combining elements of Russian and Belarusian, spoken in Belarus.

Forms of Trasyanka

alternative formTrasianka

Origin of Trasyanka

From Belarusian трася́нка (trasjánka, “low quality mixed grains”), related to трэсці́ (trescí, “to shake”) (3rd person plural - трасу́ць).

Questions about Trasyanka

What does Trasyanka mean?
Trasyanka means a pidgin language or interlanguage combining elements of Russian and Belarusian, spoken in Belarus.
What part of speech is Trasyanka?
Trasyanka is a proper noun.

Words near Trasyanka in the dictionary

  1. trasses
  2. Trastevere
  3. Trasteverine
  4. Trasteverines
  5. trastuzumab
  6. Trasyanka
  7. trat
  8. trataka
  9. tratler
  10. tratlers
  11. trats

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