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Chinese
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
- Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
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
- the border between China and Russia
Synonyms
- (abbreviation) 俄 (É)
- (Dungan) Вурус (Vurus)
- 俄國 / 俄国 (Éguó)
- 俄羅斯 / 俄罗斯 (Éluósī)
- 俄羅斯聯邦 / 俄罗斯联邦 (Éluósī Liánbāng) (full name of modern Russia)
- 契哥 (qìgē) (Internet slang, derogatory)
- 斡羅思 / 斡罗思 (Yuan Dynasty)
- 羅剎 / 罗刹 (Luóchà) (obsolete, derogatory, Qing Dynasty)
- 羅宋 / 罗宋 (Luósòng) (dated, Shanghainese)
- 鿡西亞 / 鿡西亚 (Qing Dynasty, Orthodox Christian)
- 蘇聯 / 苏联 (Sūlián) (informal, by extension, imprecise)
- 鄂羅斯 / 鄂罗斯 (Qing Dynasty)
- 露西亞 / 露西亚 (Lùxīyà) (dated, Min Nan, Hakka, Northeastern Mandarin, Dalian dialect, ACG)
- 魯西亞 / 鲁西亚 (Ming Dynasty)
Dialectal synonyms of
俄羅斯 (“Russia”)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
From Mandarin 俄羅斯 / 俄罗斯 (Éluósī).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
俄羅斯 • (Orosu)
- (dated, rare) Russia
- Synonyms: ロシア, 露国, 魯国
Etymology 2
From Mandarin 俄羅斯 / 俄罗斯 (Éluósī), affected by Russian Росси́я (Rossíja).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
俄羅斯 • (Orosha) ←オロシヤ (Orosya)?
- (dated, rare) Russia
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- 美術を評し、文學を論ずるに當りて、沒理想を基とするものは、獨逸に文庫 Magazin の一黨あり、スカンヂナヰヤにイプセンが餘流あり、英吉利にも俄羅斯にもその人あれど、概皆エミル・ゾラを宗とす。
- 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
- ^ Tetsuji Morohashi (1989) 大漢和辞典, →ISBN
- ^ Akiyasu Tōdō (2011) 漢字源, →ISBN
- ^ Tadashi Kamata (2004) 新漢語林, →ISBN
- ^ 坂似水 (1874) 地名訳書字引
Korean
Proper noun
俄羅斯 • (Arasa) (hangeul 아라사)
- hanja form? of 아라사 (“(obsolete) Russia”)
Vietnamese
Proper noun
俄羅斯
- chữ Hán form of Nga La Tư (“(obsolete) Russia”).