pūkains

From pūka (“fluff, down”) +‎ -ains.

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pūkains (definite pūkainais, comparative pūkaināks, superlative vispūkainākais, adverb pūkaini)

1. (of fabric, cloth) fluffy, wooly

   pūkains lakats ― fluffy scarf

   pūkains paklājs ― fluffy carpet

   aust pūkainu segu ― to weave, sow a fluffy blanket

   pūkainas vilnas audums ― a fabric (made) of fluffy wool

   pūkaini, balti mākoņi ― fluffy, white clouds

2. (of plants) fluffy, hairy (having little hairs or hair-like appendages)

   pūkainas lapas ― fluffy, hairy leaves

   firziķiem izauga sulīgi, pūkaini augļi ― the pear tree grew sappy, fluffy/hairy fruits

3. (of animals) fluffy, downy (having fluff, down)

   pūkains kucēns ― fluffy puppy

   pūkains cālēns ― fluffy, downy little chick

   mazs pūkains zaķēniņš ― a little fluffy bunny

4. (of fur, hair, feathers, or body parts covered by them) fluffy, soft

   melna, pūkaina bārdiņa ― black, fluffy beard

   pūkains zods ― fluffy chin (i.e., covered by fluffy hair)

   Tālivaldim bija mīksti, gari un pūkaini mati ― Tālivaldis had soft, long, fluffy hair

• matains
• spalvains

• pūkainums