muļķis
Latvian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value bat-pro is not valid. See WT:LOL. *mil-, *mul- (with an extra -k), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *mel-, *ml̥- (“to push, to crush, to grate, to grind”) (whence also malt (“to grind, to mill”), q.v.). The semantic evolution was probably “to grind” > “to get lost” (via a comparison between grinding movements and the aimless motion of someone who got lost; see the etymology of maldināt (“to mislead, to deceive”)) > “to be confused, bewildered” > (nominalized) “confused person” > “stupid person.” Cognates include Lithuanian mùlkis, Sanskrit मल्वः (malváḥ, “stupid, foolish, unwise”), Ancient Greek βλᾱ́ξ (blā́x, “coward; stubborn; stupid”) (< *mlāk-). A related word is Russian молчать (molčát’, “to be silent”) (< *mъlkēti).[1]
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Noun
muļķis m (2nd declension, feminine form: muļķe)
- (male) fool, stupid man (man with little intelligence)
- uzskatīt, turēt kādu par muļķi ― to consider someone a fool
- zvejot prot katrs muļķis; nodot zivis, tā ir māksla ― any fool can catch fish; to deliver the fish, now that is an art
- muļķis! viņš savā stulbumā bija iznīcinājis manu pašu labāko foreļu vietu ― fool! he in his stupidity had destroyed my own best trout (catching) place
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References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “muļķis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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