puķains

See also: pūkains

Latvian

Etymology

From puķe (“flower”) +‎ -ains.

Adjective

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

  1. flowered, flowery (covered with flowers, having many flowers in bloom)
    puķaina pļava − flowered meadow
    zaļie un puķainie lauki − the green, flowered fields
  2. flowered, floral (having images, drawings, etc. of flowers)
    puķains lakats − flowery scarf
    puķaini aizkari − flowery curtains
    puķaina drāna pašlaik vīriešiem nāk modē − flowery, 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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