אוקראַיִנער
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From אוקראַיִנע (ukraine) + ־ער (-er).
Noun edit
אוקראַיִנער • (ukrainer) m, plural אוקראַיִנער (ukrainer), feminine אוקראַיִנערקע (ukrainerke)
- Ukrainian (non-Jewish person from Ukraine)
Usage notes edit
Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Ukrainian Jew is not an ukrainer, but rather an אוקראַיִנישער (ukrainisher).
Related terms edit
- אוקראַיִניש (ukrainish)