каня

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Bulgarian

Червена каня

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kaňa, probably of onomatopoeic origin akin to Bulgarian ча́йка (čájka, seagull). Compare English hen, French canard (drake) from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (to sing).

Pronunciation

Noun

ка́ня (kánjaf

  1. kite (bird of genus Milvus)
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References

  • каня¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • каня (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “каня²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 212

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kaniti. Cognate with Macedonian кани (kani, to invite), Serbo-Croatian ка́нити (to intend), Slovene kanīti/kániti (to agitate).

Pronunciation

Verb

ка́ня (kánja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to invite, to incite
  2. (reflexive with се) to intend
    Synonym: възнамеря́вам (vǎznamerjávam)
Conjugation
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Related terms
  • ка́я (kája, to prompt, to instigate (suffering, regret)) (obsolete)

References

  • каня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • каня (гл.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “каня¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 211