pysanka
Meanings
noun
- A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.
Pronunciation
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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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