рия

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ryti.

Pronunciation

Verb

ри́я (ríja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ри́вам)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to excavate, to quarry, to unearth (to delve earth during digging)
    1. (transitive) to scoop, to rake, to shovel (with a digging tool)
      Synonym: греба́ (grebá)
    2. (intransitive) to paw with hoofs (of ungulates); to nuzzle with the snout (of pigs, hogs)
  2. (intransitive, by generalization) to dig, to burrow
    Synonyms: ро́вя (róvja), копа́я (kopája)

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References

  • рия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • рия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 272