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duma¹
- /ˈdumə/
Sounds like (non-rhotic only) doomer
Where it comes from
From Russian ду́ма (dúma, “elective legislative assembly”, originally: “thought”), from Proto-Slavic *duma (“breath, spirit; word; mind, thought; advice”). The drink is named after the legislative assembly.
noun dumas · Duma
- A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament). Hence, while preserving his autocratic power, the Czar decrees a “Gosudarstvennaia Duma,” or State Council. The elections for this Duma will cover the whole territory of the Empire, ...
- A drink mixing wine and vodka.
Duma²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Polish Duma, Romanian Duma or Ukrainian Дума (Duma).
proper noun Dumas
- A surname.
Duma³
proper noun Dumas
- Alternative letter-case form of duma (“Russian legislative assembly”). Barricades were raised, Dumas were convened and dissolved, emergency laws were enacted, mystics sought escape routes to the beyond—and meanwhile this little group of captains and colonels, nicknamed the “Young Turks,” developed their ideas, read the works of German generals, and gathered strength.
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noun lower house of Russian national parliament
| Español | duma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 두마 duma |
| 日本語 | ドゥーマ dūma, 国家院 kokkain |
| 中文 | 俄羅斯國家杜馬 /俄罗斯国家杜马 Éluōsī guójiā dùmǎ, 杜馬 /杜马 dùmǎ |
| हिन्दी | ड्यूमा ḍyūmā, दूमा dūmā |
| Português | duma |
| Français | douma |
| Deutsch | Duma |
| Italiano | duma |
| Ελληνικά | Δούμα Doúma |
| Română | dumă |
| Русский | ду́ма dúma, Ду́ма Dúma, Госуда́рственная ду́ма Gosudárstvennaja dúma, Госду́ма Gosdúma |
| Tiếng Việt | Viện Đu-ma, Đu-ma |
| العربية | دُومَا dūmā |
| עברית | דּוּמָה dúma |
Talk about this word "duma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/duma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. duma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/duma "duma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/duma.Cite this
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