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диня

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See also: дина and диња

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dyňa (from an earlier *kъdyňa, borrowed from Latin cydōnea).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdinʲɐ]
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Noun

ди́ня (dínja) f

  1. watermelon (in Eastern Bulgaria)
  2. melon (in Western Bulgaria)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Synonyms

References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дѝня”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 393
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Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak dyňa, from Proto-Slavic *dyňa. Cognate with Polish dynia, Carpathian Rusyn and Ukrainian ди́ня (dýnja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdiɲa]
  • Rhymes: -iɲa
  • Hyphenation: ди‧ня

Noun

диня (dinja) f (diminutive динька or диньочка)

  1. melon, cantaloupe (Cucumis melo)
    Coordinate terms: бундава (bundava), ґереґа (gerega)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

nouns
  • динянкар m pers (dinjankar)
  • динянки f pl (dinjanki)

References

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic дꙑнꙗ (dynja), from Proto-Slavic *dyňa.

Pronunciation

Noun

ди́ня (dýnja) f inan (genitive ди́ні, nominative plural ди́ні, genitive plural динь, relational adjective ди́нний)

  1. melon

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

References

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