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Etymology

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обману́ть (obmanútʹ, to deceive) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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обма́нка (obmánkaf inan (genitive обма́нки, nominative plural обма́нки, genitive plural обма́нок)

  1. (mineralogy) blende (from the fact that they are compounds of metals but are not metallic in appearance)
    рогова́я обма́нкаrogovája obmánkahornblende, amphibole
    смоляна́я обма́нкаsmoljanája obmánkapitchblende
  2. (colloquial) deception, deceit, lie
  3. (art) trompe l'oeil

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