rushnyk

rushnyk

English

Ukrainian rushnyky

Alternative forms

• rushnik
• ruchnik

Etymology

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

Noun

rushnyk (plural rushnyks or rushnyky)

1. 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)