кънтя

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kan- (to chant, to ring) + -тя (-tja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐnˈtʲa̟]

Verb

кънтя́ • (kǎntjá) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (intransitive) to echo, to reverberate, to ring
    Synonyms: ехтя́ (ehtjá), тънтя́ (tǎntjá)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • къ́нвам (kǎ́nvam, to ring (of sound)) (dialectal)
  • къ́нкам (kǎ́nkam, to talk into, to croak) (colloquial)

References

  • кънтя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кънтя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кънтя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 196
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