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Etymology

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A Russian formation based on дурно́й (durnój). An alternative hypothesis linking the word to Turkish derman (medicine) is rejected.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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дурма́н (durmánm inan (genitive дурма́на, nominative plural дурма́ны, genitive plural дурма́нов)

  1. datura
  2. (figuratively) narcotic, drug

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Czech: durman
  • Serbo-Croatian: durman (rare, not successful)
  • Slovak: durman
  • Ukrainian: дурма́н (durmán)

References

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