дий

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *di. Functionally resembles an imperative 2p. form of unattested *diti. Compare synonymous Polish wio from Polish wiać (to run, to flee).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dij]
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Interjection

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дий (dij)

  1. giddy up, go (call to spur a harness animal (typically a horse or a donkey))

Alternative forms

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  • ди (di)as a call

Derived terms

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  • ди́кам (díkam, to make an urge call, to spur up)

References

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  • дий”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • дий”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ди, дий”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 380