încovoia
“încovoia” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:
verb
- to curve
In Romanian
- (v.refl. tranz.) a face să devină sau a deveni curb; a (se) îndoi, a (se) arcui; (spec.) a (se) curba, a (se) deforma în urma unor apăsări exterioare.
- (v.refl.) (fig.) a se umili.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic *ковалгати (*kovalgati) or Ukrainian ковалнь (kovalnʹ).
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