кум
godfather of one's child
Parts of speech
Nouns |
кум, gen. кума - godfather of one's child кума, gen. куми - godmother of one's child |
кумівство - relationship between godparents and parents, or between godparents |
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Additional information
1. in the past, people sometimes addressed each other as куме, кумо (and their diminutives), meaning 'my friend', as in the folk song: 'Ой, куме, куме, добра горілка, будемо пити до понеділка!' (Oh, my friend, the vodka's so good, we'll keep on drinking till Monday comes!)
2. кумівство is also used to denote cronyism or nepotism
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