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telnyashka

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A white undershirt with horizontal stripes, sometimes sleeveless, worn as part of a Russian military uniform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Russian тельня́шка (telʹnjáška)

Across languages

Translations

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  • Belarusian: цяльня́шка (cjalʹnjáška) — a white undershirt with horizontal stripes, sometimes sleeveless, worn as part of a Russian military uniform
  • Belarusian: наце́льнік (nacjélʹnik) — a white undershirt with horizontal stripes, sometimes sleeveless, worn as part of a Russian military uniform
  • Russian: тельня́шка (telʹnjáška) — a white undershirt with horizontal stripes, sometimes sleeveless, worn as part of a Russian military uniform
  • Russian: те́льник (télʹnik) — a white undershirt with horizontal stripes, sometimes sleeveless, worn as part of a Russian military uniform
  • Ukrainian: ті́льник (tílʹnyk) — a white undershirt with horizontal stripes, sometimes sleeveless, worn as part of a Russian military uniform
  • Ukrainian: тільня́шка (tilʹnjáška) — a white undershirt with horizontal stripes, sometimes sleeveless, worn as part of a Russian military uniform