אוקראַיִנער

Yiddish

Etymology

From אוקראַיִנע‎ (ukraine) +‎ ־ער‎ (-er).

Noun

אוקראַיִנער • (ukrainer) m, plural אוקראַיִנער (ukrainer), feminine אוקראַיִנערקע‎ (ukrainerke)

Ukrainian (non-Jewish person from Ukraine)

Usage notes

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

אוקראַיִניש‎ (ukrainish)

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