dumka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine.
  2. An individual composition in this genre.
name
  1. A city in Jharkhand, India.
  2. A district of Jharkhand, India.

Word forms

dumka dumkas dumky

Etymology

From Ukrainian ду́мка (dúmka), diminutive of ду́ма (dúma, “sung epic poem”).

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