бісеня

біс (bis, “evil spirit, devil, imp”) +‎ -еня́ (-enjá).

• IPA^(key): [bʲiseˈnʲa]

бісеня́ • (bisenjá) n pers (genitive бісеня́ти, nominative plural бісеня́та, genitive plural бісеня́т)

1. Diminutive of біс (bis, “evil spirit, devil”)
2. (figuratively) a devil (a wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way)

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “бісеня́”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бісеня”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “бісеня”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “бісеня”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)