Definitions
- 1.truncated, cut off
- 2.incomplete
крњи текст
incomplete text
- 3.defective, damaged
крњи зуб
broken tooth
- 4.idiomatic and figurative meanings
крњи парламен(а)т
a rump parliament
крња реченица
an elliptical sentence
крњи стожац/конус
a truncated cone
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krъnъ (whence also dialectal Russian ко́рный (kórnyj, “short”), Czech krniti (“to cut”)). Cognate with Latvian kurls (“deaf”).