Rus in Malay
Rus
/ɹuːs/
Rus in Malay: Rus, Rus'. In English, Rus means a people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities.
Malay words for Rus
- people
- Rus
- medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan"
- Rus, Rus'
English meaning of Rus
- proper noun A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities.
- proper noun Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.
- proper noun Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus.
- proper noun The nation of Russia, especially in a transcendent or romantic sense referring to the history and culture of the country.
Synonyms of Rus
- Varangians
- Kievan Rus
- Kievan Rus'
- Kyivan Rus
- Kyivan Rus'
- Kiev
- Kyiv
- Rus' principalities
Rus in other languages
Questions about Rus in Malay
- What is the meaning of Rus in Malay?
- Rus in Malay is Rus, Rus'.
- Apakah maksud Rus dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Rus: Rus, Rus'.
- What does Rus mean in English?
- Rus means a people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Rus (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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