tămâie
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a Vulgar Latin root *thȳmānea, from Latin thȳmiāma, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama). Compare Sardinian timanza, timagna, Old French timoine; cf. also Aromanian timnjamã.
Noun edit
tămâie f (plural tămâi)
- incense, frankincense
- (figurative) flattery, fulsome praise
- Synonym: lingușire
Declension edit
Declension of tămâie
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- tămâie in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)