кутя

Reflects Proto-Slavic *kutiti (possibly *kǫtiti), with original meaning unclear. Proposed etymologies:

• Of grammatical origin: An o-vocalism of outdated Bulgarian чу́тя (čútja, “to perceive, to comprehend”), from a t-extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to perceive”). Akin to Bulgarian чу́я (čúja), чу́вам (čúvam, “to hear”), with similar semantic development as Bulgarian чу́вам (čúvam, “to hear”) (dialectally: “to keep, to take care”), гле́дам (glédam, “to watch, to observe”) (secondary: “to look after”), па́зя (pázja, “to guard, to protect”) (originally: “to spectate”), Proto-Slavic *xovati (“to heed”).
• Of expressive origin: An iterative form of dialectal Bulgarian ку́там (kútam), къ́там (kǎ́tam, “to hide, to shelter”) + -я (-ja), probably from a t-extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Akin to Greek borrowing кути́я (kutíja, “box”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkutʲɐ]

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ку́тя • (kútja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive, dialectal) to heed, to coddle, to take care (of a child, an animal)

   Synonyms: обгри́жвам (obgrížvam), нагле́ждам (nagléždam), (dialectal) чу́вам (čúvam)

2. (by extension) to feed, to nourish

   Synonym: охра́нвам (ohránvam)

3. (reflexive with се) to take care, to pamper oneself

• оку́тя pf (okútja), оку́твам impf (okútvam, “to wrap in cloths, to curl a baby”) (dialectal)

• ку́ткам (kútkam, “to caress, to rock (a baby)”) (dialectal)
• ку́ня (kúnja, “to calm, to fondle”) (dialectal)
• ки́тя (kítja), ки́ча (kíča, “to dress, to put on (garment, jewellery)”)

• “кутя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кутя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 163
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “ку́тѫ, -ишь”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 436

• IPA^(key): [kʊˈtʲa]

кутя́ • (kutjá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of кути́ть (kutítʹ)

Inherited from Old Ruthenian кꙋтьѧ (kutʹja), from Old East Slavic кꙋтьꙗ (kutĭja), from Byzantine Greek κουκκιά (koukkiá, “broad beans”), whence also Old Church Slavonic коуциꙗ (kucija). Compare ко́ливо (kólyvo).

• IPA^(key): [kʊˈtʲa]

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кутя́ • (kutjá) f inan (genitive куті́, nominative plural куті́, genitive plural куте́й)

1. a dish of boiled wheat and honey served at Christmas, New Year's, Epiphany, funerals, equivalent to колива/koliva served in the Balkans, but mixed with ground poppyseed like Lithuanian aguonų pienas

   Synonyms: (Bukovynian dialect) пшениця (pšenycja, literally “wheat”), (Hutsul dialect) здобавка (zdobavka, literally “very good”)

2. (folklore) a holiday meal involving the wheat dish

   багата кутя (also святвечір (svjatvečir), свята вечеря (svjata večerja)) ― bahata kutja ― bountiful kutia, Christmas Eve supper

   щедра кутя (also Маланка (Malanka), старий новий рік (staryj novyj rik)) ― ščedra kutja ― generous kutia, New Year's Eve supper

   голодна кутя (also Йордан (Jordan), другий святвечір (druhyj svjatvečir)) ― holodna kutja ― hungry kutia, Epiphany Eve supper

• → English: kutia, kutya
• → Polish: kutia