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сянка

/[ˈsʲa̟ŋkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    shadow, umbra
  2. 2.
    shade, shady place
    • дебе́ла ся́нка

      debéla sjánkaentirely enshadowed place

    • прохла́дна ся́нка

      prohládna sjánkacool, shady place

  3. 3.
    dark spot, blemish, bruise
    • очна сянка

      očna sjankaperiorbital dark circle

  4. 4.
    trace, vestige, inkling
    • ся́нка на съмне́ние

      sjánka na sǎmnénieshadow of a doubt

  5. 5.
    apparition, phantom, shade, ghost, spectre

Etymology

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

Forms

  • ся́нкаcanonical • feminine
  • sjánkaromanization
  • се́нчестadjective • relational
  • ся́нкаindefinite • singular
  • се́нкиindefinite • plural
  • ся́нкатаdefinite • singular
  • се́нкитеdefinite • plural
  • се́нкаalternative • dialectal

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