кужаль

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• куже́ль (kužjélʹ) — obsolete

Etymology

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

• From some Germanic language; compare Dutch konkel, Middle High German Kunkel, chonachla and Old High German chunchla.
• The second and less likely is from Proto-Slavic *kǫžel, *krǫžel.

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuʐalʲ]
• Rhymes: -uʐalʲ
• Hyphenation: ку‧жаль

Noun

ку́жаль • (kúžalʹ) m 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

Declension of ку́жаль (inan sg-only soft masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	ку́жаль kúžalʹ
genitive	ку́жалю kúžalju
dative	ку́жалю kúžalju
accusative	ку́жаль kúžalʹ
instrumental	ку́жалем kúžaljem
locative	ку́жалі kúžali

Descendants

• → Polish: kużel (via куже́ль (kužjélʹ))

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