кутя

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Reflects Proto-Slavic *kutiti (possibly *kǫtiti), with original meaning unclear. Proposed etymologies:

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Verb

ку́тя (kútja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive, dialectal) to heed, to coddle, to take care (of a child, an animal)
    Synonyms: обгри́жвам (obgrížvam), нагле́ждам (nagléždam), (dialectal) чу́вам (čúvam)
  2. (by extension) to feed, to nourish
    Synonym: охра́нвам (ohránvam)
  3. (reflexive with се) to take care, to pamper oneself

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Participle

кутя́ (kutjá)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of кути́ть (kutítʹ)

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Particularly: “related to Proto-Slavic *kutiti to celebrate? or from Greek κουκκία "beans, seeds" (which is supported by Sicilian cuccìa)?”

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Noun

кутя́ (kutjáf inan (genitive куті́, nominative plural куті́, genitive plural куте́й)

  1. a dish of boiled wheat and honey served at Christmas, New Year's, Epiphany, funerals, equivalent to колива/koliva served in the Balkans, but mixed with ground poppyseed like Lithuanian aguonų pienas
    Synonyms: (Bukovynian dialect) пшениця (pšenycja, literally wheat), (Hutsul dialect) здобавка (zdobavka, literally very good)
  2. (folklore) a holiday meal involving the wheat dish
    багата кутя (also святвечір (svjatvečir), свята вечеря (svjata večerja))bahata kutjabountiful kutia, Christmas Eve supper
    щедра кутя (also Маланка (Malanka), старий новий рік (staryj novyj rik))ščedra kutjagenerous kutia, New Year's Eve supper
    голодна кутя (also Йордан (Jordan), другий святвечір (druhyj svjatvečir))holodna kutjahungry kutia, Epiphany Eve supper

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