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свян

/[svʲa̟n]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    shyness, bashfulness
  2. 2.
    shame, feeling of embarrassment
    • без свян

      bez svjanwithout shame

Synonyms & related words

Related words (3)
  • свеня́ се
  • свенли́в
  • осве́н

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svěnъ (“exterior, outside”), possibly reflecting the PIE morpheme found in Latin sē- (“off, apart”).

Forms

  • svjanromanization
  • свянindefinite • singular
  • свя́нътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • свя́наdefinite • objective • singular

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