俄羅斯
See also: 俄罗斯
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (俄羅斯) | 俄 | 羅 | 斯 | |
| simp. (俄罗斯) | 俄 | 罗 | 斯 | |
Etymology
From Middle Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ (orus) / Орос (Oros, “Russia”), from Russian Росси́я (Rossíja, “Russia”).
Mongolian does not allow word-initial r-, and regressive vowel harmony generated the prosthetic word-initial vowel, which is retained in Chinese as an extra syllable.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
俄羅斯
- Russia (country)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 俄 | 羅 | 斯 |
Proper noun
俄羅斯 • (Arasa) (hangeul 아라사)
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