Etymology

pelmeni

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Today it means: Russian dumplings resembling ravioli. Full definition →

Russian пельме́ни ← udm пельнянь
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  1. udm · derived fromпельнянь
  2. Russian · borrowed fromпельме́ни
  3. English todaypelmeni

Borrowed from Russian пельме́ни (pelʹméni), plural of пельме́нь (pelʹménʹ), which in turn is borrowed from Komi and Udmurt пельнянь (peľńań).

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