Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *dyxanьje, verbal noun of Bulgarian дихам (diham), from Proto-Slavic *dyxati (to breathe). Loaned into Romanian dihanie.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [diˈxaniɛ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

диха́ние (dihánien

  1. (dated, obsolete) breathing, exhalation
  2. (dated) animate one (creature with soul)
  3. (poetic) breath (air expelled from the lungs)
  4. (poetic) aroma
    Synonym: миризма (mirizma)
    цветята изпълваха стаята със своето дихание
    cvetjata izpǎlvaha stajata sǎs svoeto dihanie
    the flowers filled the room with their aroma

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References edit

  • дихание”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014