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arshin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12 centimeters, or 28 inches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Russian арши́н (aršín), from Ottoman Turkish آرشون / آرشین (arşın) (Turkish arşın).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: аршин (aršin) — a Russian unit of length
  • Southern Altai: арчын (arčïn) — a Russian unit of length
  • Armenian: արշին (aršin) — a Russian unit of length
  • Bashkir: аршын (arşın) — a Russian unit of length
  • Bulgarian: аршин (aršin) — a Russian unit of length
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿爾申 /阿尔申 (ā'ěrshēn) — a Russian unit of length
  • Chinese Mandarin: 俄尺 (échǐ) — a Russian unit of length
  • Chuvash: аршӑн (arš̬ăn) — a Russian unit of length
  • Crimean Tatar: tirsek — a Russian unit of length
  • Esperanto: arŝino — a Russian unit of length
  • Finnish: arsina — a Russian unit of length
  • French: archine — a Russian unit of length
  • Ingrian: arššina — a Russian unit of length
  • Kalmyk: арчм (arçm) — a Russian unit of length
  • Kazakh: аршын (arşyn) — a Russian unit of length
  • Kazakh: кез (kez) — a Russian unit of length
  • Malay: arsyin — a Russian unit of length
  • Polish: arszyn — a Russian unit of length
  • Portuguese: archina — a Russian unit of length
  • Portuguese: archine — a Russian unit of length
  • Romanian: arșin — a Russian unit of length
  • Russian: арши́н (aršín) — a Russian unit of length
  • Swedish: arsjin — a Russian unit of length
  • Tatar: аршын (arşın) — a Russian unit of length
  • Turkish: arşın — a Russian unit of length
  • Turkmen: arçyn — a Russian unit of length
  • Yakut: арсыын (arsïïn) — a Russian unit of length
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