Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *pustyni, morphologically from пуст (pust, barren, empty) +‎ -иня (-inja).

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  • IPA(key): [poˈstinʲɐ]
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Noun

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пусти́ня (pustínjaf (relational adjective пусти́нен)

  1. desert

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References

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

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *pustyni. Equivalent to пусти́й (pustýj) +‎ -и́ня (-ýnja).

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Noun

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пусти́ня (pustýnjaf inan (genitive пусти́ні, nominative plural пусти́ні, genitive plural пусти́нь)

  1. desert

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