Surzhyk

See also: surzhyk

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ukrainian су́ржик (súržyk) and regional Russian су́ржик (súržik, “bread made from a dough from different types of grains”).

Proper noun

Surzhyk

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. It can be compared with Balachka - a Russian-Ukrainian mixed language spoken by Don and Kuban Cossacks in the South of the European Russia.

Translations

language

Belarusian: су́ржык m (súržyk)
Czech: suržyk m
German: Surschyk n

Polish: surżyk m
Russian: су́ржик (ru) m (súržik)
Ukrainian: су́ржик m (súržyk)

See also

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