Meanings
surzhyk1
- Alternative letter-case form of Surzhyk.
Surzhyk2
alternative surzhyk · alternative Surzhik · alternative surzhik · alternative suržyk
- A pidgin language or interlanguage combining elements of Russian and Ukrainian, spoken mainly in Ukraine but also some neighbouring regions in Russia (Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod) or Ukrainians living in Russia.
“I was waiting for them with so much happiness,” Larisa, 74, said in surzhik, a dialect that is a mixture of Ukrainian and Russian.
2022 September 14, Valerie Hopkins, “War May Be Distant in Moscow, but in One Russian Border City, It’s Real”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Russianсу́ржик“bread made from a dough from different types of grains”
- Ukrainianсу́ржик
- EnglishSurzhyk
From Ukrainian су́ржик (súržyk) and regional Russian су́ржик (súržik, “bread made from a dough from different types of grains”).
More words from Ukrainian, Russian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian суржик
- суржик (suržik)language
Czech suržyk
- suržyklanguage
Esperanto surĵiko
- surĵikolanguage
French sourjyk, surzhyk
- sourjyklanguage
- surzhyklanguage
German Surschyk, Surshyk
- Surschyklanguage
- Surshyklanguage
Hungarian szurzsik
- szurzsiklanguage
Polish surżyk
- surżyklanguage
Russian су́ржик
- су́ржик (súržik)language
Swedish surzjyk
- surzjyklanguage
Ukrainian су́ржик
- су́ржик (súržyk)language
Cite this entry
surzhyk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surzhyk
“surzhyk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surzhyk. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surzhyk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surzhyk.
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