PaleoRevenge
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căciulă also exists in Romanian, allegedly from Latin, the Hutsul and Albanian form are exceptionally close KEČULA vs kaçule
| КОЗИК/KOZYK | Slingshot | kozhel - 1) children's swing 2) seesaw |
| КУМБУКУВАТО/KUMBUKUVATO | Broad, wide. | ku - where + mbush - to fill = to widen, though this compound does not exists in Albanian a similar concept exists, see example below kumbis - 1) to put [one's head/body] down to rest/sleep 2) to lean against [ ], rest on [ ] 3) to support. From ku (“where”) + mbi (“over”). |
| ЛЕЩАТА/LEŠČATA | Skis | shket - 1) to slip; skid; slip and fall 2) to slide; skate; ski 3) to slide by quickly; slide past; slip away 4) to slide down rrëshqet - 1) to glide; slide 2) to slide down 3) to slide by; slide away 4) to slip; slip and fall 5) [Fig] to slither 6) to skate; ski |
| ЛЕЩАТАР/LEŠČATAR, ЛЕЩЕТАР/LEŠČETAR | skier | shket - 1) to slip; skid; slip and fall 2) to slide; skate; ski 3) to slide by quickly; slide past; slip away 4) to slide down rrëshqet - 1) to glide; slide 2) to slide down 3) to slide by; slide away 4) to slip; slip and fall 5) [Fig] to slither 6) to skate; ski |
| ЛЄКОВИШШЄ/LJEKOVYŠŠJE | scary, monster, bogeyman, ghoul, specter, or a terrifying creature. Example: "Donikovysh's treasure stretched out its thin, like a spider's web, hand, crossed the leaves on the stump in front of the cave and, sweating with its finger, led me into the cave. The sight of that ljekovyššju gave me a pound (P. Shekeryk-Donikovysh. Grandfather Ivanchik, 8)" | lëkurëfishkur/lëkurëvyshkur - having wrinkled skin |
| ЛЄРВУВАТИЙ/LJERVUVATYJ | prone to adultery | lëvrin - 1) to wriggle; wiggle 2) [Fig] to be in constant motion 3) to roll in mire levarash - 1) very energetic, constantly moving 2) unstable, changeable, shifting 3) [Fig] having loose morals |
| ЛЮТРУВАТИСИ/LJUTRUVATYSY | To bubble, to gurgle, to make a gurgling sound. | luturis - to bespatter; beslobber luturiset - to wallow |
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