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Slovak
Etymology
Perhaps inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьmьnь. Compare Belarusian жме́ня (žmjénja), Russian жме́ня (žménja), Ukrainian жме́ня (žménja).
Pronunciation
Noun
žmeň f
- fistful, handful (amount held in hand)
- Synonym: hrsť
Declension
Further reading
- “žmeň”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024