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rushnyk

rushnyk noun: a cloth/towel embroidered with symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world, used in Eastern Slavic ceremonies.

rushnyk: a cloth/towel embroidered with symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world, used in Eastern Slavic...
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Noun

rushnyk (plural rushnyks or rushnyky)

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

rushnyk meaning in Arabic

rushnyk in Arabic

traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
رُشْنُكٌ rušnukun

Forms of rushnyk

pluralrushnyks
pluralrushnyky
alternative formrushnik
alternative formruchnik

Origin of rushnyk

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

Questions about rushnyk

What does rushnyk mean?
Rushnyk means a cloth/towel embroidered with symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world, used in Eastern Slavic ceremonies.
What is rushnyk in Arabic?
Rushnyk in Arabic is رُشْنُكٌ (rušnukun). See Rushnyk meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is rushnyk?
Rushnyk is a noun.
What is the plural of rushnyk?
The plural of rushnyk is rushnyks.

Words near rushnyk in the dictionary

  1. Rushmore
  2. Rushmores
  3. rushnik
  4. rushniki
  5. rushniks
  6. rushnyk
  7. rushnyks
  8. rushnyky
  9. Rusholme
  10. Rushoon
  11. rusht

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