жменя

Borrowed from Ukrainian жме́ня (žménja).

• IPA^(key): [ˈʐmʲenʲə]

жме́ня • (žménja) f inan (genitive жме́ни, nominative plural жме́ни, genitive plural жме́ней)

1. (regional, colloquial, Ukraine) the palm with the fingers bent so that they could scoop up, grab or hold something
2. (regional, colloquial) handful

Inherited from Old Ruthenian жме́нꙗ (žménja, “handful”), from Proto-Slavic *žьmьnь, *žьmьňa, with -я (-ja).

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒmɛnʲɐ]

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жме́ня • (žménja) f inan (genitive жме́ні, nominative plural жме́ні, genitive plural жмень, diminutive жме́нька)

1. the palm with the fingers bent so that they could scoop up, grab or hold something
2. handful, fistful (the amount that a hand will grasp or contain)
3. bunch, handful, couple, group (a number of things)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жменя”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “жменя”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “жменя”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “жменя”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “жменя”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “жменя”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “жменя”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)