Can any one help me with a Russian Name pronunciation ??

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Purred: Fri Apr 11, '08 12:13pm PST


	When and "if" my Siberian Mishka has kittens... I want to keep one and name her after my 20 year old Siamese Mix (Smokey) who died in Jan 08. I have been told that "Dimka"( Deem-ka) means "Little Smoke" I am concidering that name, but I have also heard that the actual translation of Smokey is " Dimchatiy. I am trying to figure out how to say Dimchatiy. as close as I can figure out it sounds like... Deem-SHAW-teh if any one can help with the pronunciation I would be extremely greatful!! Thanks, Smokey (ILM) & Mishka's Mom -- Jackie

♥ Liliya Zimah Taiga

Lily Flower

Purred: Mon Apr 14, '08 6:56am PST


	The word smoke in Russian is pronounced "kuriyu". Blue smoke is pronounced "Siniy Kuriyu". I don't believe there is a Russian word for smokey since smokey is a slang name in English.

♥ Liliya Zimah Taiga

Lily Flower

Purred: Mon Apr 14, '08 7:00am PST


	Dimka is a Russian pronounciation for smoke or haze. There are some Russian Siberians out on the Internet with the name Dimka.

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Purred: Mon Mar 29, '10 9:06am PST


	I know I'm way too late with my reply but in case someone still wonders... Dim (pronounced close to 'deem' but not exactly - there is no sound in English to imitate that particular vowel) means 'smoke' as a noun. Dimka (deem-kuh) is a derivative, usually means 'haze', 'mist', or very little amount of smoke. Smokey can be translated as Dimchatiy (deem-chat-eey) if applied to a tomcat. The female variant is Dimchataya (deem-chat-uh-ya). 'Kuriyu' is a verb and can never be used as a noun. You can say 'Ya kuriyu' (I smoke) but the thing that comes out of your mouth and cigarrette when you do smoke is called 'dim'. Blue smoke = Siniy dim. Trust me on this, Russian is my second language (right after cattish) while English is only a third.

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