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dumka

[ doo m-kuh ]

/ ˈdʊm kə /

noun, plural dum·ky [doo m-kee] /ˈdʊm ki/.

a Slavic folk song that alternates in character between sadness and gaiety.

an instrumental composition or movement imitative of such a folk song.

Origin of dumka

1890–95; < Czech < Ukrainian dúmka, orig. diminutive of dúma a genre of narrative folk poetry; see duma

Words nearby dumka

dumdum fever, dumela, dumfries, dumfries and galloway, dumfriesshire, dumka, dummelhead, dummkopf, dummy, dummy block, dummy head

Example sentences from the Web for dumka

The two forms in which he is most successful are the two most usually associated with his name—the Dumka and the Furiant.

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