вана

See also: Ваня and Appendix:Variations of "vana"

Bulgarian edit

Вана

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Wanne. Cognates with Russian ва́нна (vánna)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈvanɐ]
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Noun edit

ва́на • (vána) f

bath; bathtub

Declension edit

Declension of ва́на

	singular	plural
indefinite	ва́на vána	ва́ни váni
definite	ва́ната vánata	ва́ните vánite

References edit

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

Erzya edit

Etymology edit

Possibly by metathesis from obsolete Erzya нава (nava), which, according to Paasonen, was borrowed from Russian на (na) (compare нате (nate, “here you are!”)).

Alternatively, related to or influenced by Erzya ваномс (vanoms, “to watch”).

Pronunciation edit

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Particle edit

вана • (vana)

here (is), this (is)
there

Interjection edit

вана • (vana)

here, look (at it)
here you are! take it! (when offering something, casual)

References edit

B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “вана”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “vana”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈvanə]

Noun edit

ва́на • (vána) m anim

genitive/accusative singular of ван (van)