сянка

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See also: санка

Bulgarian

сянка (1)
сенчеста пътека (2)
очни сенки (3)

Etymology

Generalized diminutive of obsolete сян (sjan) +‎ -ка (-ka), from Proto-Slavic *sěnь (shade).

Pronunciation

Noun

ся́нка (sjánkaf (relational adjective се́нчест)

  1. shadow, umbra
  2. shade, shady place
    дебе́ла ся́нкаdebéla sjánkaentirely enshadowed place (literally, “thick shadow”)
    прохла́дна ся́нкаprohládna sjánkacool, shady place (literally, “cool shadow”)
  3. (dermatological condition) dark spot, blemish, bruise
    очна сянкаočna sjankaperiorbital dark circle
  4. (figurative) trace, vestige, inkling
    ся́нка на съмне́ниеsjánka na sǎmnénieshadow of a doubt
  5. (mythology) apparition, phantom, shade, ghost, spectre

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