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rusalka

rusalka noun: a female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths underwater.

Noun

rusalka (plural rusalkas or rusalky or rusalki)

  1. (Slavic mythology) A female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths underwater.
    • She is now a rusalka, a water spirit; in revenge she sends their daughter, a rusalochka, to lure him into the water.2009 March 1, Alastair Macaulay, “What Do Aquawomen Want?”, in New York Times

rusalka meaning in Arabic

rusalka in Arabic

female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths
رُوسَالْكَا rūsālkā

Forms of rusalka

pluralrusalkas
pluralrusalky
pluralrusalki

Origin of rusalka

From Russian руса́лка (rusálka, “mermaid, siren”). Doublet of rosalia.

Questions about rusalka

What does rusalka mean?
Rusalka means a female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths underwater.
What is rusalka in Arabic?
Rusalka in Arabic is رُوسَالْكَا (rūsālkā). See Rusalka meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is rusalka?
Rusalka is a noun.
What is the plural of rusalka?
The plural of rusalka is rusalkas.

Words near rusalka in the dictionary

  1. RUSADA
  2. RUSAF
  3. Rusak
  4. rusakovite
  5. Rusaks
  6. rusalka
  7. rusalkas
  8. rusalki
  9. rusalky
  10. rusbank
  11. rusbanks

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