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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?
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.
