каўтун

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Etymology

Cognate with Ukrainian ковту́н (kovtún), Russian колту́н (koltún), and Polish kołtun.

Pronunciation

Noun

каўту́н (kaŭtúnm inan (genitive каўтуна́, nominative plural каўтуны́, genitive plural каўтуно́ў)

  1. densely matted hair; plica polonica

Declension

References

  • каўтун” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1988), “каўтун”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 4 (К – ка́ята), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 311