кънтя

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kənˈtʲa̟]

Verb

кънтя́ (kǎntjá) impf

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • кънтеж (kǎntež, long ringing sound, echo)
  • къ́нвам (kǎ́nvam, to ring (of sound)) (dialectal)
  • къ́нкам (kǎ́nkam, to talk into, to croak) (colloquial)

References

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