lirnyk

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noun

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

OriginUkrainian лірник →
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Meanings

nounlirnyk (plural lirnyks or lirnyky)

plural lirnyks · plural lirnyky

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

Origin

  1. Ukrainianлірник
  2. Englishlirnyk

Borrowed from Ukrainian лірник (lirnyk).

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APA

lirnyk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lirnyk

MLA

“lirnyk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lirnyk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lirnyk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lirnyk.

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