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puķains

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See also: pūkains

Latvian

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Etymology

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From puķe (flower) +‎ -ains.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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puķains (definite puķainais, comparative puķaināks, superlative vispuķainākais, adverb puķaini)

  1. flowered, flowery (covered with flowers, having many flowers in bloom)
    puķaina pļavaflowered meadow
    zaļie un puķainie lauki − the green, flowered fields
  2. flowered, floral (having images, drawings, etc. of flowers)
    puķains lakatsflowery scarf
    puķaini aizkariflowery curtains
    puķaina drāna pašlaik vīriešiem nāk modēflowery, floral fabric is now becoming fashionable for men
    savā puķainā svārciņā viņa pati ziedēja kā vasara − in her flowery little skirt she herself was blooming like spring
  3. (figuratively, of texts, words, etc.) flowery (very ornamented, a little pretentious)
    Dina Kuple necieš puķainus salīdzinājumus, kaut viņa mīl dzeju − Dina Kuple can't stand flowery comparisons, although she loves poetry

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