Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kysnǫti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkisnɐ]
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Verb

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ки́сна (kísna) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to soak, to make wet
    Synonym: мокря (mokrja)
  2. (intransitive) to ferment, to rot
  3. (figurative) to waste time, to languish
    кисна на опашкатаkisna na opaškataI waste time in the queue

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References

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  • кисна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кисна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 389

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