Sundanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Rusland, from Dutch Rus (Russian) + land (land), first part ultimately derived from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ, people of Rus)

Proper noun

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Roslan

  1. (archaic, obsolete) Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)[1]
    urang Roslan
    Russian person

Usage notes

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  • The word "Ruslan" is no longer in general use and is displaced by Indonesian-derived word, Rusia.

References

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  1. ^ "Roslan" in 'Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek.pdf, S. Coolsma, A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij, 1913, page 533.