tămâie
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Romanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Vulgar Latin root *thȳmānea, from Latin thȳmiāma, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama). Compare Sardinian timanza, timagna, Old French timoine; cf. also Aromanian timnjamã.
Noun[edit]
tămâie f (plural tămâi)
- incense, frankincense
- (figurative) flattery, fulsome praise
- Synonym: lingușire
Declension[edit]
Declension of tămâie
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- tămâie in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)