Dictionary

duma en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdumə/
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Etymology

From Russian ду́ма (dúma, “elective legislative assembly”, originally: “thought”), from Proto-Slavic *duma (“breath, spirit; word; mind, thought; advice”). The drink is named after the legislative assembly.

Meanings

1. A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).
   • Hence, while preserving his autocratic power, the Czar decrees a “Gosudarstvennaia Duma,” or State Council. The elections for this Duma will cover the whole territory of the Empire, ... 1905, “Russian Duma” in The Outlook Volume 80, 989
2. A drink mixing wine and vodka.

Forms

Deriveds

dumaist

Translations (63)

sh dùma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · vi Viện Đu-ma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · el Δούμα (lower house of Russian national parliament) · hy դումա (lower house of Russian national parliament) · id duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · fi duuma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · vi Đu-ma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · sl duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · de Duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · fr douma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · pt duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · cs duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · sh ду̀ма (lower house of Russian national parliament) · fa دوما (lower house of Russian national parliament) · uk ду́ма (lower house of Russian national parliament) · he דּוּמָה (lower house of Russian national parliament) · da duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · hu duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · nb duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ja 国家院 (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ru Ду́ма (lower house of Russian national parliament) · mk дума (lower house of Russian national parliament) · tt дума (lower house of Russian national parliament) · tr duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · fo duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · uz duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ko 두마 (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ro dumă (lower house of Russian national parliament) · os думӕ (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ky дума (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ms duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · tk duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ar دُومَا (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ka დუმა (lower house of Russian national parliament) · es duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · bg ду́ма (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ru Госду́ма (lower house of Russian national parliament) · sk duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · mn дум (lower house of Russian national parliament) · tg дума (lower house of Russian national parliament) · az duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · sv duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · hi ड्यूमा (lower house of Russian national parliament) · cmn 杜馬 /杜马 (lower house of Russian national parliament) · be ду́ма (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ru ду́ма (lower house of Russian national parliament) · kk дума (lower house of Russian national parliament) · lt dūma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · it duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · pl Duma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · lv dome (lower house of Russian national parliament) · kmr dûma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · nl doema (lower house of Russian national parliament) · bn দুমা (lower house of Russian national parliament) · hi दूमा (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ba дума (lower house of Russian national parliament) · et duuma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · eo dumao (lower house of Russian national parliament) · cmn 俄羅斯國家杜馬 /俄罗斯国家杜马 (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ota دوما (lower house of Russian national parliament) · et riigiduuma (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ja ドゥーマ (lower house of Russian national parliament) · ru Госуда́рственная ду́ма (lower house of Russian national parliament)