Names
Kaevuri (Kaevur)
Miner, digger. One of a mini trade-name area, see also Sepa. Despite its superficial and/or coincidental resemblance to ‘cave’ and ‘excavate’, the word is related to other close-neighbor FU terms such as Livonian kouvõ, Finnish and Votic kaivaa for to dig or dig up, and more distantly from eastern FU languages for spade: Erzya, kojme; Moksha, kajmä; Nganasan, kaibu, etc. Even so, the two PIE roots – *keue-, swelling, arch, cavity, and *keup-, a hollow (see Palli) – are not a million miles away, and digging is obviousy a very early and widespread human activity. Interestingly, ‘alcove’ (see Teeääre) comes via Spanish alcoba itself from Arabic, either al-qubba meaning a dome, cupula or small bedroom, or al-kauf, a nook for sleeping, in Hebrew kubbah, קבה, a round, vaulted tent, with neighboring words such as kabar, קבר, for to bury or pile earth on top of a dead body, and kubbaath, קבעת, for a chalice of flowers or a cup used for drinking, all of which suggesting a curved shape. Interestingly, the road is still cobbled and looks like it’s been that way for hundreds of years.
Kagu (Kagu)
South-east, south-eastern, south-easterly. Also süüdoost or süüdost among sailors. See also Edela.
Kaheküla (Kaheküla)
Literally double-village, but name given for being between two former villages of Kakumäe and Vismeistri across the two Sub-districts of which it runs.
Kahlu (Kahl)
Essentially a bunch, cluster or tuft of long, thin, loose things, could be hair, straw... Mini hay-and-harvest group. See Kuhja.
Kahu (Kahu)
Son of Pakase, which perhaps makes him young and cool... Kahk:kahu means slight rustle, whisper. For those fascinated with words describing obscure sounds, try this: rahin:rahina – sound made by partially-frozen water rubbing against the side of a boat. Renamed (1979-1994), along with Lummu, as Pusta A. during the Soviet occupation. Part of a magico-mythological group. See Kuukivi.
Kahva (Kahv)
Landing-net, scoop net, net for catching fish or crayfish (see Vähi), although some say its handle or haft too. Also means pale or pallid, an adjective that most Baltic fish find stereotypically demeaning (herring in particular, but let’s not get into that… bastards should’ve evolved faster). Part of a fishing-tackle group, see also Kaladi.
