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Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn).
Noun
мамона (mamona) f
- monkey
- Synonym: обезьꙗна (obezĭjana)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мамона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic мамона (mamona, “monkey”).
Pronunciation
Noun
мамо́на • (mamóna) f inan (genitive мамо́ны, nominative plural мамо́ны, genitive plural мамо́н)
- (rare) gut, belly (as a symbol of greediness)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мамона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress