pūķis

 pūķis on Latvian Wikipedia

Borrowed from Old Norse púki (“demon, evil spirit”), from Proto-Germanic *pūkô; compare Swedish puke (“house spirit”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [pūːcis]

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pūķis m (2nd declension)

1. (mythology, religion) in old Latvian mythology, a household spirit that could be bought, bred, or stolen, and protected the wealth of his owner

   naudas pūķis ― money pūķis

   mantas pūķis ― property pūķis

2. dragon, winged serpent (reptilian monster that spits fire and devours people and animals)

   pūķis ar deviņām galvām ― a dragon with nine heads

   pūķa gads ― the year of the dragon (Chinese calendar)

3. kite (toy made usually of colored paper that flies in the air, and is controlled from below with a line)

   papīra pūķis ― paper kite

   daudzplākšņu pūķi ― multiplane kites

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