кания

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قین (kın).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɐˈnijɐ]
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Noun

кани́я • (kaníja) f

  1. (archaic, colloquial) sheath, scabbard
    Synonyms: ножница (nožnica), капия (kapija)

Declension
Declension of кани́я
singular plural
indefinite кани́я
kaníja		 кани́и
kaníi
definite кани́ята
kaníjata		 кани́ите
kaníite

References
  • “кания”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “кания”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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