אוקראַיִנער
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From אוקראַיִנע (ukraine) + ־ער (-er).
Noun
[edit]אוקראַיִנער • (ukrainer) m, plural אוקראַיִנער (ukrainer), feminine אוקראַיִנערקע (ukrainerke)
- Ukrainian (non-Jewish person from Ukraine)
Usage notes
[edit]Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Ukrainian Jew is not an ukrainer, but rather an אוקראַיִנישער (ukrainisher).
Related terms
[edit]- אוקראַיִניש (ukrainish)