Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Related to dialectal ку́да се (kúda se, to gratify). Further origin disputed:

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Noun

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ку́да (kúdaf (diminutive ку́дица) (dialectal)

  1. (Eastern dialects) group, ensemble, fellowship
    Synonyms: дружи́на (družína), гру́па (grúpa)
    ку́да рабо́тнициkúda rabótniciworking group, group of workers
  2. (Rhodopian dialects) flock, swarm
    Synonym: я́то (játo)
    ку́да пти́циkúda ptíciflock of birds
  3. (Upper Shop dialects) caroling choir
    Synonym: коледа́рска дружи́на (koledárska družína)
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Etymology 2

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Likely related to the noun. According to Georgiev (БЕР), the secondary meaning “to tend, to protect” follows from an earlier “to befriend”.

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Verb

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ку́да (kúda) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ку́дна) (dialectal)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to associate with, to form relationship
  2. (transitive, in Strandzha, by extension) to tend, to protect, to heed
  3. (transitive, by extension) to kiss platonically, to osculate
  4. (reflexive with се) to express appreciation towards (usually с (s, with))
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  • ку́тя (kútja, to tend, to look after a child) (dialectal)
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Erzya

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tatar кода (qoda).

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Noun

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куда (kuda)

  1. male matchmaker, go-between

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “куда”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫda.

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  • IPA(key): [kʊˈda]
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Adverb

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куда́ (kudá)

  1. (to) where?
    Куда́ идёшь?Kudá idjóšʹ?Where are you going?
  2. why?
    Куда́ така́я спе́шка?Kudá takája spéška?Why the rush?
  3. (colloquial, in a comparison) much (more), a lot (more)
    Synonyms: гора́здо (gorázdo), намно́го (namnógo)
    Настоя́щая причи́на звуча́ла куда́ прозаи́чнее.Nastojáščaja pričína zvučála kudá prozaíčneje.The real reason was far more prosaic.

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫda.

Adverb

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ку̀да (Latin spelling kùda)

  1. which way, in what direction
    Куда си ишао?
    Which way did you go?

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куда (Latin spelling kuda)

  1. which way, in what direction