ма́ковка

rare #41165

nouninanimatecountablefake 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, treetop
Со́лнце светило ему пря́мо в ма́ковку.
The sun was shining right on the crown of his head.
Colloquial.
4.
(rare) poppy seed candy, poppy seed sweetcooking
Дети выпра́шивали ма́ковку к чаю.
The children were begging for a poppy seed candy with their tea.

Examples

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