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dumka

[ doom-kuh ]

noun

plural dumky
  1. a Slavic folk song that alternates in character between sadness and gaiety.
  2. an instrumental composition or movement imitative of such a folk song.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dumka1

First recorded in 1890–95; from Czech: literally “mournful song, elegy,†from Ukrainian »åú³¾°ì²¹, originally diminutive of »åú³¾²¹, the name of a genre of narrative folk poetry; duma
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In the video that has since been deleted, the woman said the assault on her and her Brazilian partner — both travel bloggers — took place in a forest late Friday in eastern Jharkhand state’s Dumka district where they were camping on their way to neighboring Nepal.

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Dumka's police superintendent Pitamber Singh Kherwar told reporters the couple flagged down a patrol van which took them to a local health centre for treatment.

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The concert at Carnegie Hall that honored the centennial earlier this month was spearheaded by Filevska and her team, in association with Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it showcased the Shchedryk Children’s Choir, the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York and the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North America.

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But the government - a coalition led by regional party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - has sent senior police officials to Dumka, announced compensation for Ankita's family, and promised swift punishment to the accused.

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In one of them, she is answering questions from the Dumka executive magistrate.

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