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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ваꙗньѥ (vajanĭje, sculpture, idol). By surface analysis, вая́ть (vajátʹ) +‎ -ание (-anije).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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вая́ние (vajánijen inan (genitive вая́ния, nominative plural вая́ния, genitive plural вая́ний)

  1. sculpture (art)

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