(bound form) Russia; Russian; short for 俄罗斯 é​luó​sī (also pronounced è in Taiwan)

to notify or tell; to make something known

(bound form) an organized body, agency, club, or association; also refers to a group of people sharing a common interest or purpose

TASS; the Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, formerly the official news agency of the Soviet Union. The name is a phonetic transcription of the Russian acronym.