pysanka

English

Etymology

Ukrainian писанка (pýsanka) < писати (pysáty, “to write”), referring to writing on an egg with a stylus in a wax-resist dyeing process, from Proto-Slavic *pĭsati, related to *pĭstrŭ (“feathered”), + Ukrainian feminine ending -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɪsənˌkʌ/
• Hyphenation: py‧san‧ka

Noun

Wikipedia pysanka (plural pysanky)

1. (Canada) A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.

Synonyms

• Ukrainian Easter egg

References

• “писати” in Etymolohichnyĭ Slovnyk Ukraïnsʼkoï Movy (Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language), O.S. Melʼnychuk, 1982–2006.

Anagrams

• Paykans