макушка

Russian

Etymology

From мак (mak, poppy) + -у́шка (-úška); from the resemblance of the crown of the head to a poppy head (compare ма́ковка (mákovka, poppy, poppy seed, onion dome, cupola, crown of the head, top, summit)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈkuʂkə]
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Noun

маку́шка (makúška) f inan (genitive маку́шки, nominative plural маку́шки, genitive plural маку́шек)

  1. crown, pate (of the head)
  2. top, summit, vertex

Declension

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