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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ukrainian жме́ня (žménja).

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жме́ня (žménjaf inan (genitive жме́ни, nominative plural жме́ни, genitive plural жме́ней)

  1. (regional, colloquial, Ukraine) the palm with the fingers bent so that they could scoop up, grab or hold something
  2. (regional, colloquial) handful

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian жме́нꙗ (žménja, handful), from Proto-Slavic *žьmьnь, *žьmьňa.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒmɛnʲɐ]
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жме́ня (žménjaf inan (genitive жме́ні, nominative plural жме́ні, genitive plural жмень, diminutive жме́нька)

  1. the palm with the fingers bent so that they could scoop up, grab or hold something
  2. handful, fistful (the amount that a hand will grasp or contain)
  3. bunch, handful, couple, group (a number of things)

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