Names
Kuhja (Kuhi)
Heap, rick, pile, mound, stack. In this case, a large conical haystack built up around a central pole, involving neither stooks (see Nabra) nor sheaves (see Vihu). Could also be a pile of potatoes or other root vegetables covered in straw and earth for overwinter storage. Mini hay-and-harvest group. See Kurmu.
Kuhlbarsi F. (Friedrich Kuhlbars, 1841-1924)
Schoolteacher and author of lyrics to Eestimaa, mu isamaa (Estonia, my fatherland), the Estonian Scouts’ anthem. Name probably from MLG kūlebārs (ruffe, Acerina cernua). Part responsible for various ‘mythological’ interpretations of Estonia’s past.
Kuiv (Adj.)
Dry – Kuival olema: to be on the rocks. Odd history: in 1926, the street was called Mäe, switching temporarily to Sula, meaning molten, thawed, soft or liquid (as in sularaha, cash) in 1940-41. But why from ‘mountain’ to ‘dry’? Was it municipal jiggery-pokery and, realizing that a name such as Mäe was as far from topographically possible and simply naming it the opposite of another former name had a fair probability of being vaguely accurate?
