видая

Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Slavic *vidati (“to observe”), with the semantic shift to see → to watch over → to take care of → to cure. Cognate with Macedonian вида (vida, “to heal”), Serbo-Croatian ви́дати (“to cure”).

Verb

1. (dialectal, dated) to heal, to cure

   Synonyms: лекувам (lekuvam), церя (cerja), изцелявам (izceljavam)

Further reading

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “виждам, видя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 145

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲɪˈdajə]

Participle

вида́я • (vidája)

1. (deprecated template usage) present adverbial imperfective participle of вида́ть (vidátʹ)