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каня

/[ˈkanʲɐ] | [ˈkanʲɐ] | [ˈkanʲɐ]/
Bulgariannounverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    kite (bird of genus Milvus)
  2. 2.
    to invite, to incite
  3. 3.
    to intend

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • ка́няк
  • каню́ша
  • доканя
  • доканвам
  • заканя се
  • заканвам се
  • изканя
  • изканвам
  • наканя
  • наканвам
Synonyms
  • възнамеря́вам
Related words (1)
  • зака́нанака́напока́на

Etymology

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

Forms

  • ка́няcanonical • feminine
  • kánjaromanization
  • ка́няindefinite • singular
  • ка́ниindefinite • plural
  • ка́нятаdefinite • singular
  • ка́нитеdefinite • plural

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