skuķe

From skuķis (“girl, young woman”) +‎ -e (“fem.”), a more recent derivation; the masculine form skuķis is older.^[1]

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skuķe f (5th declension)

1. (colloquial) girl, young woman

   Gundagas skopajās atmiņās Dagmāra bija palikusi kā izstīdzējusi, neglīta, garstilbaina skuķe ― in Gundaga's stingry memory, Dagmāra had remained a thin, ugly, long-legged girl

   trešā stāva balkonā sīka skuķe brūnā skolnieces apģērbā visu laiku sēd nepakustēdamās ― on the third floor balcony a girl in brown schoolgirl uniform was sitting, all the time without moving

   kas sagrāvis viņa autoritāti, ka šie zeņķi un skuķes uzdrošinās viņu neklausīt? ― what had broken his authority, so that these boys and girls dared to disobey him?

2. (colloquial) young woman who does not lead a decent life, who is slutty, or a possible criminal

   vienā rudens svētdienā atnāca atkal Andrejs uz pirtiņu ciemoties, bet viņam līdzi kāda pavisam sveša skuķe; vēlāk, projām ejot, viņa pat noliecās bučot Andreja mātei roku ― on an autumn Sunday Andrejs came back to the sauna to visit, and some totally unknown woman came to him; later, while walking away, she leaned over to kiss Andrejs' mother's hand

• (of "girl"): meitene, meitenīte, skuķēns
• (of "young, unmarried woman"): meita, meitene, skuķis

• (antonym(s) of “of "girl"”): zēns, puika, puisēns, puisītis, zeņķis
• (antonym(s) of “of "young, unmarried woman"”): zēns, puika, puisis