knout in Russian
knout in Russian is кнут, бич, нага́йка — knout means a whip with several leather tails, once infamously used for punishment in Russia under the tsars; a harsher version had metal weights fixed to each tail.
knout in Russian
кнут
Pronounced: knut
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
бич
Pronounced: bich
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
нага́йка
Pronounced: nagayka
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
ро́зга
Pronounced: rozga
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
хлыст
Pronounced: khlyst
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
What does "knout" mean?
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noun A whip with several leather tails, once infamously used for punishment in Russia under the tsars; a harsher version had metal weights fixed to each tail.
"The lieutenant gave him twenty strokes of the knout and stuck him in a cage for a few days till the snow was ankle deep."
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- The lieutenant gave him twenty strokes of the knout and stuck him in a cage for a few days till the snow was ankle deep.
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What is "knout" in Russian?
"knout" in Russian is кнут, бич, нага́йка. knout means: A whip with several leather tails, once infamously used for punishment in Russia under the tsars; a harsher version had metal weights fixed to each tail.
How do you pronounce кнут?
"knout" in Russian is кнут, pronounced "knut".
Are there other ways to say "knout" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 5 translations listed for "knout": кнут, бич, нага́йка, ро́зга, хлыст.
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