ма́ковка

rare #41165nouninanimatecountablefake feminine

1.
cupola, onion dome, church domearchitecture
Ма́ковка це́ркви вы́силась над водо́й.
The dome of the church rose above the water.
Typically of Russian Orthodox churches.
2.
poppy head, poppy capsule, poppy seed podbotany
Он собра́л сухи́е ма́ковки на семена́.
He gathered the dry poppy heads for their seeds.
3.
crown of the head, top, summit, treetopcolloquial
Со́лнце светило ему пря́мо в ма́ковку.
The sun was shining right on the crown of his head.

Examples

Он погладил ребёнка по маковке.
He stroked the child on the crown of the head.
На церкви блестела золотая маковка.
A golden cupola gleamed on the church.
Маковка старой церкви видна издалека.
The cupola of the old church can be seen from far away.