Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• (Glagolitic): ⰽⱏⱀⰻⰳⰰ ‎(kŭniga)

Noun

кън҄ига • ‎(kŭnʹiga) f

1. letter
2. writing

References

• Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “кънига”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 300

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъnjiga.

Noun

кънига ‎(kŭniga) f

1. book