kuteklis

Latvian

Kutekļi (1)

Etymology

From kut(ēt) (“to tickle”) +‎ -eklis. The sense of "clitoris" is analogous to, and possibly calqued from, German Kitzler (compare also Dutch kittelaar).

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Noun

kuteklis m (2nd declension)

  1. tickler, object for tickling, caressing
    pūkainais kuteklis ― fluffy tickler
  2. (anatomy, colloquial) clitoris, clit (female organ of sexual stimulation, situated on the upper part of the labia majora)
    kaunums, kuteklis un jaunavības plēve ― pubic region, clitoris and hymen
    kuteklis ir pati jutīgākā sievietes ķermeņa daļa ― the clitoris, clit is the most sensitive part of a woman's body

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