Old East Slavic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn).

Noun edit

мамона (mamonaf

  1. monkey
    Synonym: обезьꙗна (obezĭjana)

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мамона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic мамона (mamona, monkey).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

мамо́на (mamónaf inan (genitive мамо́ны, nominative plural мамо́ны, genitive plural мамо́н)

  1. (rare) gut, belly (as a symbol of greediness)

Declension edit

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мамона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress