Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъdnǫti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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къ́на (kǎ́na) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to tear apart, to rend
  2. (reflexive with се) to get torn, to wear out (of clothes, materials)
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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  • ки́на (kína, to rip, to strike) (dialectal, with long grade)

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قنا (kına), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɐˈna]
  • Hyphenation: къ‧на

Noun

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къна́ (kǎnáf

  1. (uncountable) henna (dye)
  2. (countable) henna (Lawsonia inermis) (shrub)
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References

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