жмур

Bulgarian

жмурен възел
(tight state of a knot)

Etymology

жмя, жу́мя (žmja, žúmja, “to hold tightly, to squeeze”) (dialectal) +‎ -ур (-ur)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒmur]

• Audio:

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Noun

жмур • (žmur) m (dialectal)

1. something held tightly
   1. tight knot, joint, or junction
   2. firm grip

Declension

Declension of жмур

	singular	plural
indefinite	жмур žmur	жму́рове žmúrove
definite (subject form)	жму́рът žmúrǎt	жму́ровете žmúrovete
definite (object form)	жму́ра žmúra
count form	—	жму́ра žmúra

Alternative forms

• джмур (džmur)

Derived terms

• жму́ря (žmúrja, “to squint”)
• жму́рка (žmúrka) (dialectal)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “джмур”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 365