kurls

Etymology
From a parallel form of the (old) verb, derived with an extra -l (cf. also the dialectal form , from ), from.

The semantic evolution was: “with holes, hollow” > “having ears with holes, mutilated ears” > “not hearing well” > “deaf”. Cognates include 🇨🇬, dialectal, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) deaf not capable of hearing sounds
 * 2) deaf who does not want to listen; disobedient
 * 1) deaf who does not want to listen; disobedient
 * 1) deaf who does not want to listen; disobedient
 * 1) deaf who does not want to listen; disobedient
 * 1) deaf who does not want to listen; disobedient
 * 1) deaf who does not want to listen; disobedient

Usage notes
Level intonation is the standard intonation for the term according to Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca, pronunciation with a broken intonation is very common, however.