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куда

/[ˈkudɐ] | [ˈkudɐ] | [ˈkudɐ]/
Bulgariannounverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dialectalgroup, ensemble, fellowship
    • ку́да рабо́тници

      kúda rabótniciworking group, group of workers

  2. 2.
    dialectalflock, swarm
    • ку́да пти́ци

      kúda ptíciflock of birds

  3. 3.
    dialectalcaroling choir
  4. 4.
    dialectalobsoleteto associate with, to form relationship
  5. 5.
    dialectalto tend, to protect, to heed
  6. 6.
    dialectalto kiss platonically, to osculate
  7. 7.
    dialectalto express appreciation towards (usually + с (s, “with”))

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • уку́двам се
  • ку́дя
  • ку́даджия
Synonyms
  • дружи́на
  • гру́па
  • я́то
  • коледа́рска дружи́на
Related words (2)
  • ку́тя
  • целу́вам

Etymology

Related to dialectal ку́да се (kúda se, “to gratify”). Further origin disputed: * Mladenov: Collective noun from Proto-Slavic *ku- (“pile, stack”) + *-da, akin to Bulgarian куп (kup, “pile, heap”), Russian ку́ча (kúča, “id.”). * Georgiev (БЕР): Postverbal from ку́дя (kúdja, “to prosecute”) + -а (-a), originally meaning “mob, gang, crowd” with negative connotation.

Forms

  • ку́даcanonical • feminine
  • kúdaromanization
  • ку́дицаdiminutive
  • ку́даindefinite • singular
  • ку́диindefinite • plural
  • ку́датаdefinite • singular
  • ку́дитеdefinite • plural

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