Ухань

Russian

Etymology

Sense 2 derives from a mispronunciation by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi of "Сла́ва Украї́ні (Sláva Ukrajíni)" as "Сла́ва Уха́ни (Sláva Uxáni)" in a speech held in March 2022.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [uˈxanʲ]

Proper noun

Уха́нь • (Uxánʹ) m inan (genitive Уха́ня, relational adjective уха́ньский)

Wuhan (the capital city of Hubei, China)
(Internet slang, derogatory, humorous) Ukraine

Declension

Declension of Уха́нь (inan sg-only masc-form soft-stem accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Уха́нь Uxánʹ
genitive	Уха́ня Uxánja
dative	Уха́ню Uxánju
accusative	Уха́нь Uxánʹ
instrumental	Уха́нем Uxánem
prepositional	Уха́не Uxáne

Pre-reform declension of Уха́нь (inan sg-only masc-form soft-stem accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Уха́нь Uxánʹ
genitive	Уха́ня Uxánja
dative	Уха́ню Uxánju
accusative	Уха́нь Uxánʹ
instrumental	Уха́немъ Uxánem
prepositional	Уха́нѣ Uxáně

References

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2022 March 16, RealMacReport, “Real Mac Report on X: "The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a hilarious video of Nancy Pelosi saying "Slava Wuhani" (Glory to Wuhan) and "President Kerensky" instead of Zelensky." / X”, in X‎^[1]:

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2022 March 16, RealMacReport, “Real Mac Report on X: "The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a hilarious video of Nancy Pelosi saying "Slava Wuhani" (Glory to Wuhan) and "President Kerensky" instead of Zelensky." / X”, in X‎^[1]:

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