ярижка

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Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From яри́га (jarýha) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Noun

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яри́жка (jarýžkaf pers (genitive яри́жки, nominative plural яри́жки, genitive plural яри́жок)

  1. (historical) a low-ranking servant in the Russian Empire.
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Etymology 2

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Originally yeryzhka, from єри́ (jerý), name of the Cyrillic letter "ы" used in the orthography. Modern form due to influence from #Etymology 1 above.

Noun

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яри́жка (jarýžkaf inan (genitive яри́жки, uncountable)

  1. (historical) Yaryzhka, an orthography for the Ukrainian language based on the pre-reform Russian orthography.
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Further reading

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