дебя

Etymology
Formally from (probably reanalyzed from 🇨🇬 ), with no exact cognates in other Slavic languages. Probably akin to dialectal 🇨🇬, dialectal 🇨🇬 (ě/i-conj.).

According to Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary, related to dialectal 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to prey, to hunt upon stealthily
 * 2)  to sneak, to insinuate (usually with  or )