lirnyk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian лірник (lirnyk).

Noun

lirnyk (plural lirnyks or lirnyky)

  1. (historical) An itinerant Ukrainian musician who performed religious, historical and epic songs to the accompaniment of a lira, the Ukrainian version of the hurdy-gurdy.
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