къна

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъdnǫti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɤnɐ]

Verb

къ́на • (kǎ́na) first-singular present indicative, impf (dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to tear apart, to rend
  2. (reflexive with се) to get torn, to wear out (of clothes, materials)
Conjugation
Alternative forms
  • къ́нам (kǎ́nam) a-conjugation
Derived terms
  • изкъна pf (izkǎna), изкънвам impf (izkǎnvam)
  • накъна pf (nakǎna), накънвам impf (nakǎnvam)
  • окъна pf (okǎna), окънвам impf (okǎnvam)
  • откъна pf (otkǎna), откънвам impf (otkǎnvam)
  • прекъна pf (prekǎna), прекънвам impf (prekǎnvam)
  • прокъна pf (prokǎna), прокънвам impf (prokǎnvam)
  • разкъна pf (razkǎna), разкънвам impf (razkǎnvam)
  • скъна pf (skǎna), скънвам impf (skǎnvam)
  • ки́на (kína, to rip, to strike) (dialectal, with long grade)

References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قنا (kına), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈna]
  • Hyphenation: къ‧на

Noun

къна́ • (kǎná) f

  1. (uncountable) henna (dye)
  2. (countable) henna (Lawsonia inermis) (shrub)
Declension
Derived terms
  • къно́свам impf (kǎnósvam), къно́сам pf (kǎnósam) - to dye (hair, eyebrows, nails) with henna

References

  • къна́ (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • къна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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