烏克蘭

See also: 乌克兰

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (烏克蘭)		烏	克	蘭
simp. (乌克兰)		乌	克	兰

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from English Ukraine, or Russian Украина (Ukraina); attested as early as 1903.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wūkèlán

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu¹ hak¹ laan⁴ / wu¹ haak¹ laan⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Vû-khiet-làn

(Meixian, Guangdong): vu¹ kêd⁵ lan²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): O͘-khek-lan / O͘-khiak-lân / O͘-khek-lân
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹u-kheq-le

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wūkèlán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wukèlán
  - Wade–Giles: Wu¹-kʻo⁴-lan²
  - Yale: Wū-kè-lán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ukehlan
  - Palladius: Укэлань (Ukɛlanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ län³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu¹ hak¹ laan⁴ / wu¹ haak¹ laan⁴
  - Yale: wū hāk làahn / wū hāak làahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu¹ hak⁷ laan⁴ / wu¹ haak⁷ laan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu¹ heg¹ lan⁴ / wu¹ hag¹ lan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵ laːn²¹/, /wuː⁵⁵ haːk̚⁵ laːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vû-khiet-làn
  - Hakka Romanization System: vu´ kied` lanˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vu¹ kiad⁵ lan²
  - Sinological IPA: /vu²⁴ kʰi̯et̚² lan¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: vu¹ kêd⁵ lan²
  - Sinological IPA: /ʋu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɛt̚¹ lan¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-khek-lan
  - Tâi-lô: Oo-khik-lan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: o'qeklafn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ lan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-khiak-lân
  - Tâi-lô: Oo-khiak-lân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: o'qiaklaan
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lan²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-khek-lân
  - Tâi-lô: Oo-khik-lân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: o'qeklaan
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lan²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹u-kheq-le
  - MiniDict: u^平 kheh le
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹u-kheq-le
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /u⁵⁵ kʰəʔ³³ le²¹/

Proper noun

烏克蘭

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)

Synonyms

烏／乌 (Wū) (abbreviation)

Derived terms

烏克蘭人／乌克兰人 (Wūkèlánrén)
烏克蘭族／乌克兰族 (Wūkèlánzú)
烏克蘭蘇維埃社會主義共和國／乌克兰苏维埃社会主义共和国 (Wūkèlán Sūwéi'āi Shèhuì Zhǔyì Gònghéguó)
烏克蘭語／乌克兰语 (Wūkèlányǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (烏克蘭):

→ Vietnamese: Ô Khắc Lan (烏克蘭)