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cūka

cūka

See also: cuka, čuka, and cūkā

Latvian

Cūka

Noun

cūka f (4th declension)

  1. pig (esp. Sus scrofa domesticus)
    mājas cūka ― domestic pig
    vaislas cūka ― breeding pig
    meža cūka ― wild boar (lit. forest pig)
    cūka kviec, rukšķ ― the pig is squeaking, squealing
    cūku kūts, aizgaldspig pen, pigsty
    cūku šķirnespig breed
    cūku tauki ― lard (lit. pig fat)
    nobarot cūku ― to fatten a pig
    kaut cūku ― to slaughter a pig
    cūkas gaļa, cūkgaļapig meat (= pork)
    cūka viņu sagaidīja sīkiem rukšķiem ― the pig greeted him with small squeals
  2. female pig, sow
    cūka ar sivēniem ― the sow with the piglets
  3. (figuratively) pig (a dirty, unhygienic person; also, a villainous man; colloquially also an unattractive female)
    viņu nosauca pazīstamu cilvēku klātbūtnē par cūku ― he was called a pig in the presence of people he knew
  4. (only plural) the name of a certain card game
    cūkas” jeb “duraki” ir kāršu spēle, kuras mērķis ir atbrīvoties no rokās esošajām kārtīm ― “pigs,” or “fools,” is a card game whose objective it is to get rid of all the cards in one's hands

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), cūka”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7