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kuma

кума

kúma · /kǔːma/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. (at a wedding) female wedding witness
    Moja najbolja drugarica biće mi kuma na venčanju. — My best friend will be my witness at the wedding.
  2. (at a christening) godmother
    Kuma je detetu donela zlatni lančić. — The godmother brought the child a gold chain.
  3. (of a family bond) a woman related to one by godparenthood; the wife of one's kum
    Za slavu nam dolaze kum i kuma. — Our kum and his wife are coming for the slava.

In Serbia godparenthood is a very important bond: the wedding witnesses usually also become the godparents of the couple's children.

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