нека

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nekъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian не̏ка/nȅka, Slovak nech, and Polish niech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛkɐ]

Particle

не́ка • (néka)

1. let, may

Derived terms

• поне́ча pf (ponéča), поне́чвам impf (ponéčvam, “to be about to, to proceed”)

References

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

Anagrams

• екна (ekna), акне (akne)

Chechen

Etymology

Akin to Ingush ник (nik).

Noun

нека • (neka) ?

1. swim (swimming)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nekъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛka]

Particle

нека • (neka)

1. let, may

   нека биде по твое ― neka bide po tvoe ― have it your way

   така нека биде! ― taka neka bide! ― so be it!

   што ќе биде, нека биде ― što ḱe bide, neka bide ― come what may

   нека победи најдобриот ― neka pobedi najdobriot ― may the best man win

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• нек

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nekъ. Compare Bulgarian нека (neka), Slovak nech, and Polish niech.

Particle

не̏ка (Latin spelling nȅka)

1. let, may

References

• “нека”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025