pisanka

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A form of pysanka — A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.

OriginPolish pisanka ← Old Polish pisać ← Proto-Slavic *pisati →
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Meanings

nounpisanka (plural pisanki or pisankas)

plural pisanki · plural pisankas

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of pysanka

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peyḱ-
  2. Proto-Balto-Slavic*peiśtei
  3. Proto-Slavic*pisati
  4. Old Polishpisać
  5. Polishpisać
  6. Polishpisanka
  7. Englishpisanka

Borrowed from Polish pisanka.

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APA

pisanka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisanka

MLA

“pisanka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisanka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pisanka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisanka.

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