Belarusian

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Etymology

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Proto-Slavic *skora +‎ -іна (-ina) as *скары́на (*skarýna), further suffixed with -ка (-ka). Compare Ukrainian скори́на (skorýna) and its diminutive скори́нка (skorýnka), and more distantly Polish skórka (peel, skin).

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  • IPA(key): [skaˈrɨnka]
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Noun

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скары́нка (skarýnkaf inan (genitive скары́нкі, nominative plural скары́нкі, genitive plural скары́нак, diminutive скары́начка)

  1. crust (of bread, cake, etc.)
    скары́нка хле́баskarýnka xljébabread crust
  2. (by extension) crust, bark (upper hardened layer of anything)
    Synonym: кара́ (kará)
    снегава́я скары́нкаsnjehavája skarýnkacrust of snow

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