мамона

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Old East Slavic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn).

Noun

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мамона (mamonaf

  1. monkey
    Synonym: обезьꙗна (obezĭjana)

References

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

Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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мамо́на (mamónaf inan (genitive мамо́ны, nominative plural мамо́ны, genitive plural мамо́н)

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

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References

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