pūkainums

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From pūkains (fluffy, downy, soft) +‎ -ums (with pūkains from pūka (fluff, down) +‎ -ains).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pūkainums m (1st declension)

  1. fluffiness, softness (the quality of that which is fluffy, has fluff)
    cāļu pūkainumsthe fluffiness of chicken
    sēklu pūkainumsthe fluffiness/hairiness of the seeds
    krāsu izvēle un salikums, raksts, dzijas raupjums vai pūkainums... tas viss piešķir adījumam vienreizīgumuthe choice and combination of colors, the pattern, the yarn's coarseness or fluffiness/softness... all this gives uniqueness to knitting

Declension

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