rushnyk

English

Ukrainian rushnyky

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

rushnyk (plural rushnyks or rushnyky)

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

Translations

traditional East Slavic towel/cloth

Belarusian: ручні́к m (ručník), рушні́к m (rušník)
Czech: ručnik m
Polish: ręcznik (pl) m
Russian: рушни́к (ru) m (rušník), ручни́к (ru) m (ručník)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ру̀чнӣк m

Roman: rùčnīk (sh) m

Slovak: ručnik m
Ukrainian: рушни́к (uk) m (rušnýk)

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