Külg

Külg is an Estonian noun meaning side, edge, or flank. It refers to the outer boundary or a lateral part of an object, and it can denote a facet or aspect of something in a figurative sense. In everyday use, külg can describe both physical parts and more abstract sides of topics or situations.

Linguistically, külg is a native Estonian word and forms part of the language’s basic noun system. It takes various inflections to express number, case, and possession, and it participates in compound words and descriptive phrases to convey spatial relations, orientation, or viewpoint.

In usage, külg is common in geometry to denote a side of a polygon or polyhedron, and in ordinary language to describe the side or aspect of physical objects, land, or coordinates. The term also appears in phrases that indicate orientation, perspective, or different facets of a topic.

On the topic of names, külg can occur as a surname in Estonia and may appear as part of compound place names in some regions. It is not typically used as a standalone toponym on national maps, but it can appear in local or historical contexts as a component of a name.

See also: Estonian language; geometry terminology; toponymy.