puika

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See also: puikā

Latgalian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Finnic *poika. Cognates include Latvian puika and Lithuanian puika.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpùi̯ka]
  • Hyphenation: pui‧ka

Noun

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puika m

  1. boy

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References

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  • M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 128
  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 24

Latvian

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Etymology

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From a Finnic language, compare Proto-Finnic *poika (boy) (whence e.g. Finnish poika, Estonian poeg).

Noun

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puika m (4th declension, irregular gender, dative singular)

  1. boy
  2. young (especially adolescent) man

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