arshin

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian арши́н (aršín), from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (arşın) (Turkish arşın).

Noun

arshin (plural arshins)

An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12 centimeters.

Synonyms

Russian cubit

Translations

a Russian unit of length

Bashkir: аршын (aršïn)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿爾申, 阿尔申 (ā'ěrshēn), 俄尺 (échǐ)
Chuvash: аршăн (aršăn)
Crimean Tatar: tirsek
Finnish: arsina
French: archine (fr) f
Kalmyk: арчм (arçm)

Malay: arsyin
Mansi: а̄рсын (ārsyn)
Portuguese: archina f, archine m
Russian: арши́н (ru) m (aršín)
Tatar: аршын (tt) (arşın)
Turkmen: arçyn (tk)
Yakut: арсыын (arsıın)

See also

Appendix:Weights and measures

Anagrams

sharin'

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