kīņd̦õļkū

Livonian

Etymology

From kīņd̦õļi (teary (eyed)) + (month). The meaning of kīņd̦õl is either a tear or a candle. In the adjectival form, with a soft ⟨ļ⟩, it means specifically "teary (eyed.)" February the 2nd is sometimes observed as "Candle day" (with roots in Latvian mythology), perhaps kīņd̦õļ is a variant of kīņd̦õl in the candle sense, not a shortening of kīņd̦õļi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiːɲɟəʎkuː/

Noun

kīņd̦õļkū

  1. (poetic) February
    • Valda Šuvcāne, Ieva Ernštreite (1999, 2005), Latvian-Livonian-English Phrase Book, Eraksti, →ISBN
      februāris – februar (kīņd̦õļkū) – February
      February – February (candle month) – February

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