knjiga

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.

• IPA^(key): /kɲîɡa/
• Hyphenation: knji‧ga

knjȉga f (Cyrillic spelling књи̏га, diminutive knjȉžica, augmentative knjižùrina, relational adjective knjȉžnī)

1. book

   Zatvaram knjigu i gledam kroz prozor. ― I close the book and look out the window

2. (archaic, poetic) scroll, letter, missive
   • 1891, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Srpske narodne pjesme:

     On ne nosi tice lastavice, / Veće knjigu od Bogorodice, / Odnese je caru na Kosovo, / Spušta knjigu caru na koleno...

     He bears not a swallow-bird, / But a letter from the Theotokos, / Carries it off to the Tsar on Kosovo, / Lowers the letter upon the Tsar’s knee...

   Synonym: pismo

• “knjiga”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

From Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.

• IPA^(key): /knjìːɡa/

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knjíga f

1. book

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

• knjigárna
• knjížen
• knjížnica