ukrajinsky

Ukrajinsky is a term used in several Slavic languages as the adjective meaning Ukrainian, applied to the language, people, or things related to Ukraine. The form derives from the name of the country and appears with language-specific adjective endings in different languages. In everyday use, it does not designate a separate language but rather a relation to Ukraine.

Examples of usage by language:

- Polish: ukraiński is the standard adjective. Phrases include język ukraiński (the Ukrainian language) and ukraiński film. The corresponding noun for a person from Ukraine is Ukrainiec (male) or Ukrainka (female).

- Czech and Slovak: ukrajinský or ukrajinská form the adjective, with Ukrajinec (male) or Ukrajinka (female) as the ethnonym.

- Ukrainian itself uses the native form украї́нський (transliteration ukrayinskyy/ukrainskyi), which functions as the native adjective meaning Ukrainian.

Orthography and transliteration vary by language. In non-native texts, the term may appear without diacritics as ukrajinsky, especially in contexts where diacritics are not used or supported. The Latin transliteration of the Ukrainian adjective is often given as ukrayinskyy or ukrainskyi, depending on the system.

Relation to English usage is limited; the direct English equivalent is Ukrainian, used for the language, people, or culture. “Ukrajinsky” thus represents a cross-linguistic adjectival form rather than a distinct language name in English, functioning similarly to other demonyms that name an origin rather than a separate language.

See also: Ukrainian language, Ukrainians, Slavic demonyms.