(and despite its resemblance to the carn- of carnivore, karn comes, oddly, from #MLG schrange / schranke, a butcher’s or baker’s market stall or point of sale. The -pi ending may be a contraction of -pere/-perre, see #Lillepi.
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#Lillepi (?)
Park laid out on former poolmõis or perhaps karjamõis (see #Mõisa) of that name, recorded as Lillupi (1874), Lellepe (?) and Lylli perre (1689), where the -pi ending just seems to be a shortening. Poss. related to Lillevere (Lillæuæræ, 1241) but origin unsure.
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