дидух

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian діду́х (didúx), from дід (did, grandfather) + -ух (-ux, augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲɪˈdux]

Noun

диду́х • (didúxm inan (genitive диду́ха, nominative plural диду́хи, genitive plural диду́хов)

  1. didukh (a Ukrainian decoration made from sheaves of wheat tied up with colorful ribbons, which is used in rituals around Christmas and Epiphany, and traditionally believed to contain ancestor spirits)

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