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In Russian culture the color red plays a significant role since days of Old Russia. It is so significant in the Russian folk culture and history that in ancient Russian language the words for beautiful and red (Russian: Красный, Krasny) were completely identical. But even in the modern Russian language, the terms for red and beautiful ...
The term kalina describes the berry and krasnaya the color red. Viburnum opulus (kalina) is an important element of the Russian folk culture. [1] [2] Kalina derived in Russian language from kalit' or raskalyat', which means "to make red-hot". In Old Russian language the word for beautiful and red were completely identical.
escarlata = scarlet: from Pers. سقرلات saqerlât "a type of red cloth". a rich cloth of bright color. a vivid red that is yellower and slightly paler than apple red; jazmín: jasmine. From Persian yasmin via Arabic. kan/jan = from Persian khan (خان) meaning "inn", derives from Middle Persian hʾn' (xān, “house”)
A few words have several diminutives: kip → kippetje or kipje (chicken), rib → ribbetje or ribje (rib). One word has even three possible diminutives: rad → radje, raadje or radertje (cog). A few words have more than one diminutive, of which one is formed by lengthening of the vowel sound with a different meaning.
Many languages, including English, contain words (Russianisms) most likely borrowed from the Russian language. Not all of the words are of purely Russian or origin. Some of them co-exist in other Slavic languages, and it can be difficult to determine whether they entered English from Russian or, say, Bulgarian. Some other words are borrowed or ...
However, in the Russian language, it is a neutral term that simply means an ethnic Russian, as opposed to a citizen of the Russian Federation. Moskal (Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland) muscovite, originally a designation for a resident of the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the 14th-18th centuries. [219] [220] Ryssä
South Africa: The red section of the South African flag symbolizes violence and sacrifices that were made during the struggle for independence. Thailand: Red is the color for Sundays and is linked with Surya, the solar god. China: Red is worn during New Year and wedding celebrations, as well as being the main color for decorations for such events.
a (а) - a; administrativnyy tsentr (административный центр) - administrative centre; aeroport (аэропорт) - airport; agent (агент ...