Etymology

lirnyk

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Today it means: An itinerant Ukrainian musician who performed religious, historical and epic songs to the accompaniment of a lira, the Ukrainian version of the hurdy-gurdy. Full definition →

Ukrainian лірник
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  1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromлірник
  2. English todaylirnyk

Borrowed from Ukrainian лірник (lirnyk).

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