arshin

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arshin

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From Russian арши́н (aršín), from Ottoman Turkish آرشون / آرشین (arşın) (Turkish arşın).

noun arshins · archeen · archin · archine · arsheen · arshine

  1. An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12 centimeters, or 28 inches.

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noun a Russian unit of length

中文阿爾申 /阿尔申 ā'ěrshēn, 俄尺 échǐ
Portuguêsarchina, archine
Françaisarchine
Românăarșin
Русскийарши́н aršín

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@misc{arshin_2026,
  title = {arshin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arshin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}