Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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Partial calque of Old Polish tytuń, borrowed from Ottoman Turkish توتون (tütün), reinforced by Crimean Tatar tütün, from Proto-Turkic *tütün, from *tüt(e)-. Doublet of тютю́нъ (tjutjún). First attested in the late 1600s.

Noun

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тытунъ (tytunm inan

  1. (dialectal, uncountable) tobacco (plant and its leaves used for smoking)
    Synonyms: таба́къ (tabák), тютю́нъ (tjutjún)

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