pūkainums

See also: puķainums

Latvian

Etymology

From pūkains (“fluffy, downy, soft”) +‎ -ums (with pūkains from pūka (“fluff, down”) +‎ -ains).

Noun

pūkainums m (1st declension)

  1. fluffiness, softness (the quality of that which is fluffy, has fluff)
    cāļu pūkainums ― the fluffiness of chicken
    sēklu pūkainums ― the fluffiness/hairiness of the seeds
    krāsu izvēle un salikums, raksts, dzijas raupjums vai pūkainums... tas viss piešķir adījumam vienreizīgumu ― the choice and combination of colors, the pattern, the yarn's coarseness or fluffiness/softness... all this gives uniqueness to knitting

Declension

  • pūka
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