Etymology

mavka

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Today it means: In Ukrainian folklore, a forest spirit who lures men to their deaths. Full definition →

Ukrainian ма́вка
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  1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromма́вка
  2. English todaymavka

From Ukrainian ма́вка (mávka).

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