tămâie
Romanian
Alternative forms
- tămâne (regional, Banat)
Etymology
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
tămâie f
- incense, frankincense
- (figurative) flattery, fulsome praise
Synonyms
- (flattery): lingușire