кужаль

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ку́жель (kúželʹ), further etymology uncertain, there are two primary explanations:[1]

Cognate with Ukrainian кужі́ль (kužílʹ), ку́жіль (kúžilʹ), Russian ку́жель (kúželʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ку́жаль (kúžalʹm inan (genitive ку́жалю, uncountable, relational adjective кужэ́льны)

  1. combed flax fiber
    • 1913, Андрэй Зязюля, Z rodnaho zahonu, Wilnia: Znicz, page 10:
      Dzieŭki na kładcä pranikam roŭna
      Kużel z wadoj adbiwajuć
      The maids standing on a platform use battledores for steadily
      Hammering water-soaked flax fiber

Declension

Descendants

  • Polish: kużel (via куже́ль (kužjélʹ))

References

  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “Ку́жаль”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka

Further reading

  • кужаль”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • кужаль” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • "кужаль" in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at Verbum