кучерявий

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kučeravъ. By surface analysis, ку́чер (kúčer, curl) +‎ -я́вий (-jávyj). Compare Russian кучеря́вый (kučerjávyj), Belarusian кучара́вы (kučarávy), Slovak kučeravý.

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Adjective

кучеря́вий (kučerjávyj) (adverb кучеря́во, abstract noun кучеря́вість)

  1. curly (having curls)
  2. frizzy (having small, tight, wiry curls)
  3. curly-haired
  4. (figurative) leafy, lush (said of vegetation)

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