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rushnyk

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A cloth/towel embroidered with symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world, used in Eastern Slavic ceremonies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ukraine

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History

Etymology

From Belarusian рушні́к (rušník), ручні́к (ručník) or Ukrainian рушни́к (rušnýk).

Across languages

Translations

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  • Arabic: رُشْنُكٌ (rušnukun) — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • Belarusian: ручні́к (ručník) — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • Belarusian: рушні́к (rušník) — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • Czech: ručnik — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • French: rouchnik — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • French: routchnik — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • French: rouchnyk — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • Polish: ręcznik — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • Russian: рушни́к (rušník) — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • Russian: ручни́к (ručník) — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • Serbo-Croatian: ру̀чнӣк — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • Serbo-Croatian: rùčnīk — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • Slovak: ručnik — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • Ukrainian: рушни́к (rušnýk) — traditional East Slavic towel/cloth