Selja (Selg)

Ridge, also back. Former farm name. To get dressed is panema riided selga or, lit. ‘to put clothes on the back’. More specifically, however, you put clothes on the particular parts of the body involved: for example panema püksid/kingad jalga is ‘put your trousers/shoes on [your legs/feet]’ [see Sõnajala], panema müts pähe is ‘put your hat on [head]’, kindad kätte is ‘gloves on [hands]’ and sall kaela is ‘scarf on [neck]’, all inessive forms, but short. Street renaming of western part of Tuleraua.