дурман

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Etymology

A Russian formation based on дурно́й (durnój). An alternative hypothesis linking the word to Turkish derman (medicine) is rejected.

Pronunciation

Noun

дурма́н (durmánm inan (genitive дурма́на, nominative plural дурма́ны, genitive plural дурма́нов)

  1. datura
  2. (figuratively) narcotic, drug

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: durman
  • Serbo-Croatian: durman (rare, not successful)
  • Slovak: durman
  • Ukrainian: дурма́н (durmán)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дурма́н”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress