рушник

Borrowed from Ukrainian рушни́к (rušnýk). Doublet of ручни́к (ručník).

• IPA^(key): [rʊʂˈnʲik]

рушни́к • (rušník) m inan (genitive рушника́, nominative plural рушники́, genitive plural рушнико́в)

1. (dialectal, Belarus, Ukraine) towel
2. rushnyk, rushnik, ruchnik (traditional embroidered towel or cloth, used for ceremonies or holy sites)

• ручни́к (ručník, “hand brake”)
• кра́сный у́гол (krásnyj úgol, “red corner, shrine used for Orthodox Christian icons of saints where the rushnik is also used”)

Inherited from Old Ruthenian рꙋчникъ (ručnik). By surface analysis, рука́ (ruká) +‎ -ни́к (-nýk).

• IPA^(key): [rʊʃˈnɪk]

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рушни́к • (rušnýk) m inan (genitive рушника́, nominative plural рушники́, genitive plural рушникі́в, relational adjective рушнико́вий, diminutive рушничо́к)

1. towel
2. rushnyk, rushnik, ruchnik (traditional embroidered towel or cloth, used for ceremonies or holy sites)

• → English: rushnyk

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “рушник”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “рушник”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “рушник”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)