ᠣᡵᠣᠰ

See also: ᠣᠷᠤᠰ

Manchu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ (orus), from Middle Mongol 斡羅思 (orus), from Kipchak [script needed] (orus), from Old East Slavic Русь f (Rusĭ), from Proto-Finnic *roocci.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɔ.rɔs]

Noun

ᠣᡵᠣᠰ • (oros)

1. a Russian (person)

Adjective

ᠣᡵᠣᠰ • (oros)

1. (relational) Russian

Proper noun

ᠣᡵᠣᠰ • (oros)

1. Russia (The largest country in the world, a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)

Synonyms

• ᠯᠣᠴᠠ (loca)

Descendants

• → Chinese:

  Mandarin: 俄羅斯／俄罗斯 (Éluósī, “Russia”)

  • → Japanese: 俄羅斯(オロス) (Orosu), 俄羅斯(オロシャ) (Orosha) (dated, rare)
  • → Korean: 아라사(俄羅斯) (Arasa) (obsolete)
  • → Vietnamese: Nga La Tư (俄羅斯) (obsolete)
  • ⇒ Chinese:

    Mandarin: 俄國／俄国 (Éguó, “Russia”)