Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *zakana; equivalent to за- (za-) +‎ ка́я се (kája se, to regret, to repent one's sins) +‎ -на (-na).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɐˈkanɐ]
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Noun

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зака́на (zakánaf

  1. threat (evil intention)
    Synonym: запла́ха (zapláha)
  2. warning to do something bad

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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закана (zakanaf (plural закани)

  1. threat
  2. danger
    Synonym: опасност (opasnost)

Declension

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Declension of закана
singular plural
indefinite закана (zakana) закани (zakani)
definite unspecified заканата (zakanata) заканите (zakanite)
definite proximal заканава (zakanava) заканиве (zakanive)
definite distal заканана (zakanana) заканине (zakanine)
vocative закано (zakano) закани (zakani)
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