крижмо

From Polish krzyżmo, from Old Czech křižmo, from Middle High German chrismo, from Latin chrīsma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrɪʒmɔ]

кри́жмо • (krýžmo) n inan (genitive кри́жма, uncountable)

1. cloth into which newborns are enveloped after baptism
2. cloth gifted to a newborn by its godmother

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “крижмо”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “крижмо”, 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), “крижмо”, 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
• Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2025) “Словники України” online [Dictionaries of Ukraine online]‎^[1] (in Ukrainian)