俄羅斯

See also: 俄罗斯

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (俄羅斯)		俄	羅	斯
simp. (俄罗斯)		俄	罗	斯
alternative forms		鄂罗斯 斡罗斯

Etymology

Borrowed from Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠰ (oros), from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ (orus), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ).

Altaic languages do not allow word-initial r-, and regressive vowel harmony generated the prosthetic word-initial vowel, which is retained in Chinese as an extra syllable.

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 俄羅斯

1. Russia (country)

   中國和俄羅斯的邊界 [MSC, trad.]
   中国和俄罗斯的边界 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhōngguó hé Éluósī de biānjiè [Pinyin]

   the border between China and Russia

Synonyms

• (abbreviation) 俄 (É)
• 俄國／俄国 (Éguó)
• (obsolete) 羅剎／罗刹 (Luóchà)
• (dated, attributive only) 羅宋／罗宋 (luósòng)
• (dated, Min Nan, Hakka, Northeastern Mandarin, Dalian dialect, ACG) 露西亞／露西亚 (Lùxīyà)

Derived terms

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Korean

Hanja in this term
俄	羅	斯

Proper noun

俄羅斯 • (Arasa) (hangeul 아라사)

1. Hanja form^? of 아라사 (“(obsolete) Russia”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
俄	羅	斯

Proper noun

俄羅斯

1. chữ Hán form of Nga La Tư (“(obsolete) Russia”).