каня

Bulgarian

Червена каня

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkanʲɐ]

Noun

ка́ня • (kánja) f

  1. kite (bird of genus Milvus)
Declension
Derived terms
  • ка́няк (kánjak, red kite)
  • каню́ша (kanjúša, stork) (dialectal)

References

  • каня¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • каня (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “каня²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 212

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kaniti. Cognate with Macedonian кани (kani, to invite), Serbo-Croatian ка́нити (to intend), Slovene kanīti/kániti (to agitate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkanʲɐ]

Verb

ка́ня • (kánja) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive) to invite, to incite
  2. (reflexive with се) to intend
    Synonym: възнамеря́вам (vǎznamerjávam)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • дока́ня pf (dokánja), дока́нвам impf (dokánvam, to incite) (dialectal)
  • зака́ня се pf (zakánja se), зака́нвам се impf (zakánvam se, to get about to)
  • изка́ня pf (izkánja), изка́нвам impf (izkánvam, to prompt, to exhort)
  • нака́ня се pf (nakánja se), нака́нвам се impf (nakánvam se, to get motivation)
  • пока́ня pf (pokánja), пока́нвам impf (pokánvam, to send invitation)
  • подка́ня pf (podkánja), подка́нвам impf (podkánvam, to urge)
  • прика́ня pf (prikánja), прика́нвам impf (prikánvam, to urge, to motivate)
  • ка́на (kána, urge, invitation) (obsolete)
  • кани́тба (kanítba, invitation)
  • кани́лка (kanílka, invitation for wedding ceremony) (folklore custom)
  • кани́тел (kanítel), кана́ч (kanáč), каната́р (kanatár, prompter, inviter) (dialectal)
  • ка́я (kája, to prompt, to instigate (suffering, regret)) (obsolete)

References

  • каня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • каня (гл.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “каня¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 211
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