кумир

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkumir]
  • Hyphenation: ку‧мир

Noun

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кумир (kumirm (plural кумири)

  1. (paganism) idol, graven image (a statue that polytheists worship as a deity)
    Synonym: идол (idol)
  2. (figuratively, ironic) idol (an object of ecstatic adoration)

Declension

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References

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  • кумир” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic коумиръ (kumirŭ), whose origin is uncertain. Perhaps a Turkic[1] or Semitic[2] borrowing: compare Classical Syriac ܟܘܡܪܐ (kūmrāʾ, priest), whence Old Armenian քուրմ (kʻurm, priest). Has also been connected to Ossetian гуымиры (g°ymiry, giant) and Georgian გმირი (gmiri, hero) and together with them derived from the name of Cimmerians.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʊˈmʲir]
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Noun

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куми́р (kumírm inan or m anim (genitive куми́ра, nominative plural куми́ры, genitive plural куми́ров)

  1. (paganism) idol, graven image
  2. (figuratively) beloved person

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Ranko Matasović (2016) "A READER IN COMPARATIVE INDO-EUROPEAN RELIGION". University of Zagreb. page 74. quote: "Gods were represented by giant statues (CSl. kumirъ a word of Turkic origin)."
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кумир”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress