dumka

English

Etymology

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

Noun

dumka (countable and uncountable, plural dumkas or dumky)

  1. (uncountable) A genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine.
  2. (countable) An individual composition in this genre.
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