каня

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkanʲɐ]

Noun

ка́ня • (kánjaf

  1. kite (bird of genus Milvus)
Declension
Declension of ка́ня
singular plural
indefinite ка́ня
kánja
ка́ни
káni
definite ка́нята
kánjata
ка́ните
kánite
vocative form ка́ньо
kánjo
ка́ни
káni
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), volume 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 indicativeimpf

  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)
  • ка́на (kána, urge, invitation) (obsolete)
  • кани́лка (kanílka, invitation for wedding ceremony) (folklore custom)
  • кани́тба (kanítba, invitation)
  • кани́тел (kanítel), кана́ч (kanáč), каната́р (kanatár, prompter, inviter) (dialectal)
  • нака́ня се pf (nakánja se), нака́нвам се impf (nakánvam se, to get motivation)
  • подка́ня pf (podkánja), подка́нвам impf (podkánvam, to urge)
  • пока́ня pf (pokánja), пока́нвам impf (pokánvam, to send invitation)
  • прика́ня pf (prikánja), прика́нвам impf (prikánvam, to urge, to motivate)
  • 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), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 211