dunja

From earlier gdȕnja, from Proto-Slavic *kъduňa, from Latin cydōnia, from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía, “quince-tree”).

dȕnja f (Cyrillic spelling ду̏ња)

1. quince (tree and fruit)

From earlier dȕhnja, from Proto-Slavic *duxъna.

dȕnja f (Cyrillic spelling ду̏ња)

1. (regional) bed cover filled with feathers, duvet, eiderdown
   • 1941, “Istruli mi dunja u fioci”:

     Istruli mi dunja u fioci,
     moj je dragi u Dražinoj vojsci.

     My duvet will go to waste in the drawer, forthy my dear is in the Dražina army.