Ukrainian

== English == === Etymology === From Ukraine +‎ -ian (suffix meaning ‘from; like; related to’, forming adjectives; or ‘one belonging to, from, like, or relating to’, forming nouns). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːˈkɹeɪ.nɪ.ən/, /jʊ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /juˈkɹeɪ.ni.ən/ Rhymes: -eɪniən Hyphenation: Ukrain‧ian === Adjective === Ukrainian (not comparable) Relating to Ukraine or its people or language. ==== Alternative forms ==== Ukr. (abbreviation) ==== Synonyms ==== Little Russian, Malo-Russian (obsolete) Ruthenian (historical), Ruthene (archaic) Ukie, Yukie (informal) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Ukrainian (plural Ukrainians) A citizen of Ukraine or a person of Ukrainian ethnicity. ==== Synonyms ==== bohunk, hunky (derogatory) Cossack (obsolete) Little Russian (obsolete, derogatory) Malo-Russian (obsolete, derogatory) Ruthenian (historical), Ruthene (archaic) Uke, Ukie, Yukie (informal) Ukrainer (obsolete, rare) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Ukrainian The East Slavic language of Ukrainians, and the official language of Ukraine. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Wiktionary’s coverage of Ukrainian terms Appendix:Ukrainian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Ukrainian === References === === Further reading === Ukrainian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ukrainians on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ukrainian (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ISO 639-1 code uk, ISO 639-3 code ukr (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Ukrainian, ukr ⁠