pelmeni

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pelmeni

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian пельме́ни (pelʹméni, singular пельме́нь (pelʹménʹ)), which in turn is borrowed from Permic (Komi/Udmurt) пельнянь (peľňaň).

Noun

pelmeni pl (normally plural, singular pelmen)

  1. Russian dumplings resembling ravioli.
    • 2000, Sydney Schultze, Culture and Customs of Russia, page 66:
      The dish most closely associated with Siberia is pelmeni, meat-filled dumplings. In Siberia, pelmeni are traditionally filled with horse meat and are served with vinegar.
    • 2005, Adam Hochschild, Half The Way Home: A Memoir Of Father And Son, page 59:
      My favorite dish was a wonderful broth with pelmeni, Siberian dumplings filled with seasoned chopped meat.
    • 2006, Jim Moore, Going the Distance: A Story of Faith in Action, page 52:
      "This is pelmeni — Siberian dumplings," he said, "And you better get used to it, because you're going to be eating a lot of it while you're here."

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian пельме́ни (pelʹméni), singular пельме́нь (pelʹménʹ), probably from Permic, compare Udmurt пельнянь (peľńań).

Pronunciation

Noun

pelmeni

  1. pelmeni

Declension

Inflection of pelmeni (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative pelmeni pelmenit
genitive pelmenin pelmenien
pelmeneiden
pelmeneitten
partitive pelmeniä pelmeneitä
pelmenejä
illative pelmeniin pelmeneihin
singular plural
nominative pelmeni pelmenit
accusative nom. pelmeni pelmenit
gen. pelmenin
genitive pelmenin pelmenien
pelmeneiden
pelmeneitten
partitive pelmeniä pelmeneitä
pelmenejä
inessive pelmenissä pelmeneissä
elative pelmenistä pelmeneistä
illative pelmeniin pelmeneihin
adessive pelmenillä pelmeneillä
ablative pelmeniltä pelmeneiltä
allative pelmenille pelmeneille
essive pelmeninä pelmeneinä
translative pelmeniksi pelmeneiksi
abessive pelmenittä pelmeneittä
instructive pelmenein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pelmeni (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

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Noun

pelmeni m (plural pelmenis)

  1. pelmeni (Russian dumplings)