English Explanatory Dictionary

ushanka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Russian fur cap with earflaps.

Pronunciation

/uːˈʃɑːŋkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ushanka.wav /uˈʃɑŋkə/

Word forms

ushanka ushankas

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian уша́нка (ušánka), from у́ши (úši) (the accusative or nominative plural of у́хо (úxo, “ear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”), from *h₂ew- (“to see; to be aware of, perceive”) with a shift of meaning) + -а́нка (-ánka) (variant of -я́нка (-jánka, suffix forming names of specific objects)).

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