arshin

noun

ar·​shin

variants or arshine or archin or archine

ärˈshēn

plural -s

: a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches

Word History

Etymology

Russian, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish arşin, Kazan Tatar aršyn, Jagatai aršun

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