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Russian
Etymology
A Russian formation based on дурно́й (durnój). An alternative hypothesis linking the word to Turkish derman (“medicine”) is rejected.
Pronunciation
Noun
дурма́н • (durmán) m inan (genitive дурма́на, nominative plural дурма́ны, genitive plural дурма́нов)
- datura
- (figuratively) narcotic, drug
Declension
Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дурма́н”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress