жмур

Bulgarian
жмурен възел
(tight state of a knot)

Etymology

жмя, жу́мя (žmja, žúmja, “to hold tightly, to squeeze”) (dialectal) +‎ -ур (-ur)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʒmur]
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Noun

жмур • (žmur) m (dialectal)

  1. something held tightly
    1. tight knot, joint, or junction
    2. firm grip

Declension
Declension of жмур
singular plural
indefinite жмур
žmur		 жму́рове
žmúrove
definite
(subject form)		 жму́рът
žmúrǎt		 жму́ровете
žmúrovete
definite
(object form)		 жму́ра
žmúra
count form — жму́ра
žmúra

Alternative forms
  • джмур (džmur)

Derived terms

References
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “джмур”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 365
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