lirnyk

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ukrainian лірник (lirnyk).

Noun[edit]

lirnyk (plural lirnyks or lirnyky)

  1. (historical) An itinerant Ukrainian musician who performed religious, historical and epic songs to the accompaniment of a lira, the Ukrainian version of the hurdy-gurdy.