покана
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pokana; equivalent to по- (po-) + ка́я се (kája se, “to regret, to repent one's sins”) + -на (-na).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [poˈkanɐ]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation(key): по‧ка‧на
Noun
пока́на • (pokána) f
- invitation
- Пока́на за танц. ― Pokána za tanc. ― Invitation to dance.
- Пока́на за сва́тба. ― Pokána za svátba. ― Wedding invitation.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | пока́нa pokána |
пока́нaи pokánai |
| definite (subject form) |
пока́нaът pokánaǎt |
пока́нaите pokánaite |
| definite (object form) |
пока́нaа pokánaa |
Derived terms
- пока́ня pf (pokánja), пока́нвам impf (pokánvam, “to invite”)
Related terms
References
- “покана”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “покана”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɔkana]
Noun
покана • (pokana) f