Edmonchuk

English

Etymology

Edmonton + -chuk, a suffix from Ukrainian surnames, from Ukrainian -чук (-čuk), in reference to Edmonton's large proportion of residents of Ukrainian ancestry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛdmənt͡ʃʌk/
• Hyphenation: Ed‧mon‧chuk

Proper noun

Edmonchuk

1. (Canada, informal) The city of Edmonton, Canada.

Synonyms

• Edmonton
• Chuck

References

• Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “Edmonchuk”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.