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главня

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golvьňa:

Noun

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главня́ or гла́вня (glavnjá or glávnjaf

  1. log of burnt wood, ember
    Synonym: (dialectal) поле́но (poléno)
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Alternative forms
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References

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  • гнавня¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • главня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гламница, гламня”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 246
главня (disease)

Etymology 2

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Likely from the same origin as Etymology 1.

Noun

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главня́ (glavnjáf

  1. infectious disease attacking crops
  2. smut (fungus that causes the infectious disease)
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References

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  • гнавня²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • главня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 3

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Probably from глава́ (glavá, head) +‎ -ня (-nja), originally meaning head-like, shaped like a head.

Noun

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главня́ (glavnjáf

  1. (dialectal) maul (sledgehammer with a large head)
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References

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  • главня³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014