English Explanatory Dictionary

rushnyk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

rushnyk rushnyks rushnyky rushnik ruchnik

Etymology

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

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