kth|y'e|r
I§ part < kth·et, kthe'·het
II§ adj (i) 1 bent 2 (of soil) tilled, turned 3 (of worn clothes) turned inside out and resewn: reversed 4 (of clothes) turned up 5 (of a woman) divorced and returned to her family 6 [Colloq] recovered (from an illness)
III§ nf (e) 1 curve, bend 2 (of clothes) hem, cuff
kth|y'e|shėm adj (i) reversible; turnable; pliable
ku adv conj 1 where 2 in rhetorical questions indicates the absurdity of the proposition that follows
• Ku i bie ēekanit? What are you driving at?
• Ku i bie daulles unė e ku e hedh vallen ti! [Prov] "I beat the drum in one place and you dance somewhere else." I say one thing and you do another!
• ku bun, s'bun one who never stays long in one place
• Ku di derri kėmborė. "Where does a pig know a cowbell!" [Impol] How could you expect appreciation (of the value/significance) from someone like that!
• s'di· ku ka· kokėn/kryet to have no idea what to do, not know where to begin; be scatterbrained; have so many things to worry about that one cannot think straight
• s'di· ku tė fut· kokėn (to be beset by so many problems that) one does not know which way to turn, be at a loss at what to do first
• Ku di dhia ē'ėshtė tagjia. [Impol] "How does the goat know what fodder is." It's like casting pearls before swine.
• ku di·het3sg? who knows?: perhaps, maybe
• Ku dhemb dhėmbi vete gjuha. [Prov] "Ehe tongue goes where the tooth hurts." You think and talk about what bothers you the most.
• ku <> dhemb e ku <> djeg where it hurts <> most
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