japānisks

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From japānis (Japanese) +‎ -isks.

Adjective[edit]

japānisks (definite japāniskais, comparative japāniskāks, superlative visjapāniskākais, adverb japāniski)

  1. Japanese (relating to the Japanese language; relating to Japanese people or to Japan)
    japānisks pavasara motīvsJapanese spring motif
    dārziņš ir tipiski japānisksthe little garden is typically Japanese

Usage notes[edit]

English “Japanese” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to japāņu, the genitive plural form of japānis. The adjective japānisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Japanese”), or in its adverbial form japāniski.

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