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See also: Appendix:Variations of "duma"
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Russian ду́ма (dúma, “elective legislative assembly”, originally: “thought”), Origin of the Slavic term is disputed. Either of Germanic origin. Doublet of doom. Or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke”), akin to Proto-Slavic *duti (“to blow"), *dymъ (“smoke”). The drink is named after the legislative assembly.
Pronunciation
Noun
duma (plural dumas)
- A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).
- 1905, “Russian Duma” in The Outlook Volume 80, 989:
- Hence, while preserving his autocratic power, the Czar decrees a “Gosudarstvennaia Duma,” or State Council. The elections for this Duma will cover the whole territory of the Empire, ...
- 1905, “Russian Duma” in The Outlook Volume 80, 989:
- A drink mixing wine and vodka.
Derived terms
Translations
lower house of Russian national parliament
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Anagrams
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Afar
Pronunciation
Adverb
dúma
- once upon a time
- in the beginning
Postposition
dúma
- (+ -k form) before
- Anú okmék dúma. ― Before I eat.
Noun
dúma m
Declension
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “dùma”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 37
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
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Bikol Central
Noun
duma
Hausa
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
dumā m (plural dumā̀mē, possessed form duman)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
dumā̀ (grade 1)
- To put one's mouth deeply into something
- (with an indirect object) To strike a person with something
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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian ду́ма (dúma, “duma”).
Noun
duma (usually uncountable, plural dumák)
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Romani dùma (“speech”), from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *duma.
Noun
duma (countable and uncountable, plural dumák)
- (colloquial) talk, chat
- (colloquial) bullshit, lie
Declension
Derived terms
- dumál
- dumás
Compound words
- dumafranci
- dumagép
- dumaparti
Further reading
- (duma): duma in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- (talk, chat): duma in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- duma in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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Kituba
Verb
duma
- to thunder
Latvian
Adjective
duma
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dùma.
Verb
-duma
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Northern Sotho
Etymology 1
Verb
duma
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *-dùma.
Verb
duma
- to thunder
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
duma m
Declension
Declension table of "duma" (masculine)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “duma”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Maung Tin (1920), The Student's Pali-English Dictionary, Rangoon: British Burma Press.
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Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duma. Doublet of Duma.
Noun
duma f
- pride (sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one)
Declension
Declension of duma
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ukrainian ду́ма (dúma).
Noun
duma f
- dumka (individual composition in the genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine)
- Synonym: dumka
- dumka (literary work based on such a composition)
- Synonym: dumka
Declension
Declension of duma
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
duma
Further reading
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
- d'uma (dated)
Etymology
From earlier d'uma, de (“of”) + uma (“feminine singular indefinite article”).
Pronunciation
Contraction
duma f sg
Southern Ndebele
Relative
-dúma
Inflection
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
duma class IX (plural duma class X)
Zulu
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Relative
-dúma
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *-dùma.
The expected reflex would be -vuma. It is likely that this is a back formation from indumo, from Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀ma, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-dùma.
Verb
-duma
- (intransitive) to be noisy
- (intransitive) to roar, to thunder
- (intransitive) to be famous, to be renowned
Inflection
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-duma”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-duma”
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “duma”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “duma (8.3)”
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