оукраина

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From оу (u, beside, at) +‎ краи (krai, land, edge) +‎ -ина (-ina). Perhaps from Proto-Slavic *ukrajina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈkrɑjinɑ//uˈkrajina//uˈkrajina/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /uˈkrɑjinɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /uˈkrajina/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /uˈkrajina/

Noun

оукраина (ukrainaf

  1. boundary, outskirts, borderland

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