adjective lit. “bent,” as nt kujjaṃ in ajjhena-kujjaṃ Snp.242 crookedness, deceit fraud (cp. Snp-a.286 kūṭa?). Cp. kujati & khujja, see also ava˚, uk˚, nik˚, paṭi˚, pali˚.

Sk. kubja, humpbacked; √qub, Lat. cubare, Gr. κυφός, Mhg. hogger, humpback