pysanka
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Etymology
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).
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Noun
pysanka (plural pysankas or pysanky)
- A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.
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Translations
Easter egg decorated with intricate designs
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References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “писати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka