кайгана

See also: кајгана

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • кавгана (kavgana)

Etymology

Either from Greek καίω (kaío, “to burn”) and αυγά (augá, “eggs”)[1] or borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خاگینه‎ (hâgîne), itself from Persian خاگینه‎ (xâgine)[1]. Compare Serbo-Croatian ка̏јгана/kȁjgana.

Noun

кайгана • (kajganá) f

  1. (obsolete, dialectal) omelette

Synonyms

References

  1. 1 2 Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1979), “кайгана”, in Bǎlgarski etimologičen rečnik [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume II, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; the Greek origin proposed by acad. Stefan Mladenov is described as unconvincing, не е убедителен
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