See also: купа

Bulgarian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Slavic *kupiti (to purchase), of Germanic origin.

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Verb edit

ку́пя (kúpja) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective купу́вам)

  1. (transitive) to buy, to purchase
  2. (transitive) to procure, to attain for a fee (product, service, commodity)
    Synonym: наба́вя (nabávja)
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References edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kupiti (to pile). Synchronically, the causative-iterative denominal of куп (kup, pile) +‎ (-ja).

In the modern language, perceived as an imperfective variant of Etymology 1.

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Verb edit

купя́ (kupjá) first-singular present indicativeimpf (obsolete, dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to aggregate, to amass, to stack up
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