rushnyk

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noun

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

OriginBelarusian рушні́к ← Ukrainian рушни́к →
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Meanings

nounrushnyk (plural rushnyks or rushnyky)

plural rushnyks · plural rushnyky · alternative rushnik · alternative ruchnik

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

Origin

  1. Ukrainianрушни́к
  2. Belarusianрушні́к
  3. Englishrushnyk

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

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Translations

Arabic رُشْنُك
  • رُشْنُك (rušnuk)traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
Czech ručnik
  • ručniktraditional East Slavic towel/cloth
French rouchnik, routchnik
  • rouchniktraditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • routchniktraditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • rouchnyktraditional East Slavic towel/cloth
Polish ręcznik
  • ręczniktraditional East Slavic towel/cloth
Russian рушни́к, ручни́к
  • рушни́к (rušník)traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
  • ручни́к (ručník)traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
Slovak ručnik
  • ručniktraditional East Slavic towel/cloth
Ukrainian рушни́к
  • рушни́к (rušnýk)traditional East Slavic towel/cloth
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APA

rushnyk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rushnyk

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Chicago

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