Meanings
plural pysankas · plural pysanky · alternative pisanka · alternative pysanky
- A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.
Synonyms: Ukrainian Easter egg
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.
Origin
- Proto-Slavic*pьsati
- Ukrainianпи́санка
- Englishpysanka
Borrowed from Ukrainian пи́санка (pýsanka), from писа́ти (pysáty, “to write”), referring to writing on an egg with a stylus in a wax-resist dyeing process, from Proto-Slavic *pьsati, related to *pьstrъ (“feathered”), + feminine ending -ка (-ka).
More words from Ukrainian, Proto-Slavic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пи́сано яйце́
- пи́сано яйце́ (písano jajcé)Easter egg decorated with intricate designs
Czech kraslice
- krasliceEaster egg decorated with intricate designs
French pysanka
- pysankaEaster egg decorated with intricate designs
Hungarian hímestojás
- hímestojásEaster egg decorated with intricate designs
Polish pisanka
- pisankaEaster egg decorated with intricate designs
Portuguese pêssanka
- pêssankaEaster egg decorated with intricate designs
Russian пи́санка
- пи́санка (písanka)Easter egg decorated with intricate designs
Slovak písanka
- písankaEaster egg decorated with intricate designs
Ukrainian пи́санка
- пи́санка (pýsanka)Easter egg decorated with intricate designs
Cite this entry
pysanka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pysanka
“pysanka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pysanka. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pysanka,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pysanka.
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