duim [Dutch and Russian. дюйм ]

Both words come from the word for thumb.

1

In the Netherlands, 20th century (UN 1966), a unit of length, = 1 centimeter.

2

(diuim, plural diuimy.) In Russia, a unit of length, = 1 inch (2.54 centimeters). Sometimes romanized as duïme.

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