кутя

Etymology
Reflects (possibly ), with original meaning unclear. Proposed etymologies:
 * Of grammatical origin: An o-vocalism of outdated 🇨🇬, from a t-extension of 🇨🇬. Akin to 🇨🇬,, with similar semantic development as 🇨🇬 (dialectally: “to keep, to take care”), (secondary: “to look after”),  (originally: “to spectate”), 🇨🇬.
 * Of expressive origin: An iterative form of dialectal 🇨🇬, +, probably from a t-extension of 🇨🇬. Akin to Greek borrowing.

Verb

 * 1)  to heed, to coddle, to take care (of a child, an animal)
 * 2)  to feed, to nourish
 * 3)  to take care, to pamper oneself
 * 1)  to take care, to pamper oneself
 * 1)  to take care, to pamper oneself

Noun

 * 1) a dish of boiled wheat and honey served at Christmas, New Year's, Epiphany, funerals, equivalent to колива/koliva served in the Balkans, but mixed with ground poppyseed like Lithuanian aguonų pienas
 * 2)  a holiday meal involving the wheat dish
 * 1)  a holiday meal involving the wheat dish