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kuiv

Pronunciation: /ˈkui̯v/

“kuiv” is an Estonian word. Its 11 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. dry (without liquid)
  2. dry (without moisture)
  3. dry
  4. uninteresting, boring
  5. matter-of-fact (without sentiment, coldly indifferent)
  6. monotonous, humdrum
  7. hoarse

noun

  1. dryness
  2. dry weather
  3. dry land (as opposed to water)
  4. a submerged sandy shoal in the sea

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuiva. Cognates include Finnish and Ingrian kuiva, Votic kuivõ, Livonian kūja, Livvi kuivu and Ludian and Veps kuiv.

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