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Etymology

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From обе́д (obéd, lunch) +‎ -ня (-nja), presumably due to its occurrence around lunchtime.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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обе́дня (obédnjaf inan (genitive обе́дни, nominative plural обе́дни, genitive plural обе́ден)

  1. (religion) mass, liturgy

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