俄羅斯

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See also: 俄罗斯

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (俄羅斯)
simp. (俄罗斯)
alternative forms 鄂羅斯鄂罗斯
斡羅思斡罗思
峨羅斯峨罗斯
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Etymology

Qing-era transcription of Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠰ (oros, Russians; Russia), from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ (orus, Russians; Russia), from Middle Mongol 斡羅思 (orus, Rus), from Kipchak (Rus) (whence Armeno-Kipchak Որուս (Orus, Ruthenia), with vowel-harmonic prothesis o- before liquid r-), from Old East Slavic Русь f (Rusĭ, Rus), from Proto-Finnic *roocci (Swede, Varangian).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

俄羅斯

  1. Russia (The largest country in the world, a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
    中國俄羅斯邊界 [MSC, trad.]
    中国俄罗斯边界 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhōngguó hé Éluósī de biānjiè
    the border between China and Russia

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Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (俄羅斯):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
(ateji)

Grade: S
(ateji)

Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
irregular irregular tōon

From Mandarin 俄羅斯俄罗斯 (éluósī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

()()() (Orosu

  1. (dated, rare) Russia

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
(ateji)

Grade: S
(ateji)
シャ
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
irregular

From Mandarin 俄羅斯俄罗斯 (éluósī), affected by Russian Росси́я (Rossíja).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

()()(シャ) (Oroshaオロシヤ (orosya)?

  1. (dated, rare) Russia
    • (Can we date this quote?), ja:森鷗外, 柵草紙の山房論文:
      ()(じゅつ)(ひょう)し、(ぶん)(がく)(ろん)ずるに(あた)りて、(ぼつ)()(そう)(もと)とするものは、獨逸(ドイツ)(ぶん)() Magazin(マガツィーン)一黨(いっとう)あり、スカンヂナヰヤにイプセンが()(りゅう)あり、英吉利(イギリス)にも俄羅斯(オロシャ)にもその(ひと)あれど、(おほむね)(みな)エミル・ゾラを(むね)とす。
      Bijutsu o hyōshi, bungaku o ronzuru ni atari te, botsurisō o moto to suru mono wa, Doitsu ni bunko Magatsīn no ittō ari, Sukanjinaiya ni Ipusen ga yoryū ari, Igirisu nimo Orosha nimo sono hito aredo, ohomune mina Emiru Zora o mune tosu.
      (please add an English translation of this example)

References

  1. ^ Tetsuji Morohashi (1989) 大漢和辞典, →ISBN
  2. ^ Akiyasu Tōdō (2011) 漢字源, →ISBN
  3. ^ Tadashi Kamata (2004) 新漢語林, →ISBN
  4. ^ 坂似水 (1874) 地名訳書字引

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

俄羅斯 (Arasa) (hangeul 아라사)

  1. Hanja form? of 아라사 ((obsolete) Russia).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

俄羅斯

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