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
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

Inherited 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
verbs
  • доканя pf (dokanja), доканвам impf (dokanvam)
  • заканя се pf (zakanja se), заканвам се impf (zakanvam se)
  • изканя pf (izkanja), изканвам impf (izkanvam)
  • наканя pf (nakanja), наканвам impf (nakanvam)
  • подканя pf (podkanja), подканвам impf (podkanvam)
  • поканя pf (pokanja), поканвам impf (pokanvam)
  • приканя pf (prikanja), приканвам impf (prikanvam)
nouns
  • кани́лка (kanílka, invitation for wedding ceremony) (folklore custom)
  • кани́тба (kanítba) (action noun)
  • кани́тел (kanítel), кана́ч (kanáč), каната́р (kanatár) (agent nouns)
nouns

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