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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía, proverb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pərʲɪˈm⁽ʲ⁾ja]

Noun

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паремья́ (paremʹjáf inan (genitive паремьи́, nominative plural паремьи́, genitive plural пареми́й)

  1. (religion) didactic text containing passages from the Scriptures
  2. (linguistics, rare) proverb

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