фимиам

from Ancient Greek θῡμίαμα (thūmíama, “incense for smoking”), from θῡμιάω (thūmiáō, “to burn incense, to burn, to smoke (something)”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”) (cognate with Russian дым (dym, “smoke”), Lithuanian dū́mas (“smoke”), Latin fūmus (“smoke”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke”).

• IPA^(key): [fʲɪmʲɪˈam]

фимиа́м • (fimiám) m inan (genitive фимиа́ма, nominative plural фимиа́мы, genitive plural фимиа́мов)

1. incense

   Synonym: благово́ние (blagovónije)

   (colloquial) кури́ть фимиа́м ― kurítʹ fimiám ― to burn incense; to praise to the skies; to sing the praises of