tămâie

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Romanian

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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

  1. incense, frankincense
  2. (figurative) flattery, fulsome praise

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