kurti

kurti (plural kurtis)

1. Alternative form of kurta.

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kurti

1. nominative plural masculine of kurts

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kēr-, *ker-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥- (“to do, make, build”), probably via an extension *kʷr̥H- in order to account for the acute tone in the Baltic forms.^[1][2] Cognates include Latvian kur̃t (“to light, kindle”)^[2] and Sanskrit कृणोति (kṛṇóti, “to injure, do,^[2] make^[2]”).

The appurtenance of the "kindle, light" meanings to the root *kʷr̥- is uncertain. It is traditionally accepted and explained as originating from expressions such as ùgnį kùrti (“to light a fire”); however, it could very well come from a different root, usually reconstructed as Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃- (“heat, fire; to burn”).^[1] In this case, compare Lithuanian kárštas (“hot”),^[3] Russian кури́ть (kurítʹ, “to smoke”),^[2] Latin carbō m (“charcoal”),^[2] and Old Norse hyrr m (“fire”).^[2]

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊrʲtʲɪ]

kùrti (third-person present tense kùria, third-person past tense kū́rė) ^[4]

1. (transitive) to kindle, light

   kurti ugnį^[4] - to kindle a fire

   krosnį kurti^[4] - to light the stove

   užkurti variklį - to start the engine

2. (transitive) to build

   namus, mokyklą kurti^[4] - to build houses, a school

3. (transitive) to establish, set up

   organizaciją, valstybę kurti^[4] - to establish an organization, a state

4. (transitive) to create, make

   eilėraščius, romanus kurti^[4] - to create poems, novels

5. (intransitive) to run

   Vaikai į mišką iškūrė.^[4]

   The children ran into the forest.

• (to kindle): degti, uždegti
• (to build): rengti, statyti, taisyti
• (to establish): organizuoti, steigti
• (to run): pūsti

• (verb) kūrenti

• daryti, gaminti; bėgti