мамона

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

  • мамонь (mamonĭ)

Etymology

From Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn).

Noun

мамона (mamona) f

  1. monkey
    Synonym: обезьꙗна (obezĭjana)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мамона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мамона (mamona, monkey).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈmonə]

Noun

мамо́на • (mamóna) f inan (genitive мамо́ны, nominative plural мамо́ны, genitive plural мамо́н)

  1. (rare) gut, belly (as a symbol of greediness)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мамона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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