English Explanatory Dictionary

vinok

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Ukrainian wreath chiefly decorated with flowers and other plant parts, which is worn by women and girls as a headdress.

Pronunciation

/vɪˈnɒk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vinok.wav /vɪˈnɑk/

Word forms

vinok vinoks

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian віно́к (vinók), from Old East Slavic вѣнъкъ (věnŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *věnъkъ, from *věnъ (“wreath”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to plait, twist, weave, wind”)) + *-ъkъ (diminutive suffix).

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