valks

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English

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Noun

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valks

  1. plural of valk

Latvian

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Etymology 1

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Related to the verbs vilkt (to pull, draw, drag) and valkāt (to wear), all from Proto-Baltic *wilk-, from Proto-Indo-European *welk- (to pull, draw, drag).[1]

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Noun

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valks

  1. (rare) something for everyday, not special (esp. clothes)
    manas valka drēbes varēsi paņemtmy everyday clothes you can take
Usage notes
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By itself, valks is rather rare; derived nouns such as pārvalks (cover, case) or uzvalks (suit) are much more frequent.

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *welk- (to pull, draw, drag), here probably influenced by Proto-Indo-European *welg- (humid, wet); see Latvian valgs (moist, humid, damp).[2]

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Noun

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valks

  1. (dialectal) creek, brook, small water stream
    viņa aizstaigā līdz valkamshe walked to the stream
    viņas gāja pāri valkam pa iztrupējušu tiltiņuthey went over the brook on a little rotten bridge
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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vilkt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
  2. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “valgs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[2] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN