dumka

(do͝omˈkə)

noun

A song, especially a Slavic folksong, that has alternating happy and sad passages.

Origin:

Origin: Slovak, Ukrainian folksong

Origin: , from Ukrainian

Origin: , diminutive of duma, thought, memory, narrative poem

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see dhē- in Indo-European roots

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