"pysanka" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪsəŋkə/ Forms: pysankas [plural], pysanky [plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|uk|пи́санка}} Ukrainian пи́санка (pýsanka), {{der|en|sla-pro|*pьsati}} Proto-Slavic *pьsati Head templates: {{en-noun|s|pysanky}} pysanka (plural pysankas or pysanky)
  1. A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs. Wikipedia link: pysanka Categories (topical): Easter Categories (place): Ukraine Categories (lifeform): Eggs Synonyms: Ukrainian Easter egg, pisanka Translations (Easter egg decorated with intricate designs): пі́санка (písanka) [feminine] (Belarusian), пи́сано яйце́ (písano jajcé) [neuter] (Bulgarian), крашанка (krašanka) [feminine] (Carpathian Rusyn), писанка (pysanka) [feminine] (Carpathian Rusyn), kraslice [neuter] (Czech), pysanka [feminine, masculine] (French), hímestojás (Hungarian), pisanka [feminine] (Polish), pêssanka [feminine] (Portuguese), пи́санка (písanka) [feminine] (Russian), пѝсаница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pìsanica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), пи́санка (pýsanka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "Easter egg decorated with intricate designs",
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      "sense": "Easter egg decorated with intricate designs",
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      "sense": "Easter egg decorated with intricate designs",
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      "sense": "Easter egg decorated with intricate designs",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pìsanica"
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