вилиця

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Ukrainian

 вилиця on Ukrainian Wikipedia
вилиці

Etymology

Melnychuk suggests a derivation from ви́ла (výla, fork, pitchfork) +‎ -иця (-ycja), reflecting the protruding profile of cheekbones.[1]

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Noun

ви́лиця (výlycjaf inan (genitive ви́лиці, nominative plural ви́лиці, genitive plural ви́лиць, relational adjective ви́личний)

  1. cheekbone

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “вилиця”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 141

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