Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kākuli, *kākuli-gaṭanji
Meaning : spendthrift
Kui : kākali "unthrifty, spendthrift, wasteful"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kakūli "travail"
Kuwi (Schulze) : kākuli kīnai "to harm, hag, moil"
Additional forms : Also Kui kākaligaṭanju (fem. kākaligaṭari) a spendthrift, unthrifty man or boy; Kuwi_F kakūlgattasi a poor man; Kuwi_S kākuligattasi a poor man
Notes : In Kuwi we have a specific metathese of vowel length. This may be due to accent reasons, although these are unknown. The original 2nd syllable vowel is -u-, later assimilated in certain dialects.
Number in DED : 1424
