# jauks
## Latvian
### Etymology

From an earlier verb *jaukt (“to accustom; to tame”), of which the rare jaucēt (“to tame”) q.v. was originally the iterative form. Semantic evolution: “accustomed, tamed” → “usual, habital” → “nice, pleasant”. (Compare Courish dialectal use of jauks zirgs (“tame horse”).) Cognate to Lithuanian jaukùs (“tame, calm (animal); cozy, pleasant”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jâwks]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

jauks (definite jaukais, comparative jaukāks, superlative visjaukākais, adverb jauki)
* (of people) nice, cute (who behaves kindly; having a pleasant, attractive appearance)
    jauka saimniece ― nice hostess
    jauki bērni ― cute children
    jauks kucēns ― cute puppy
    jauki kaķeni ― cute kittens
    Mintauts ir labs... jauks, simpātisks puisis ― Mintauts is good... a nice, likeable guy
    tur ir skaistas meitas... Ieva ir ļoti jauka, man viņa vienmēr patikusi ― there are beautiful girls there... Ieva is very nice, I always liked her
    ceļabiedre izrādījās jauka, simpātiska, gudra, saprātīga ― (their) travel companion turned out to be a nice, likeable, intelligent, understanding (woman)
* nice, pretty, lovely (which pleases, causes pleasure, joy, either by itself or because of its content)
    jauka dāvana ― nice gift
    jauki ziedi ― lovely flowers
    jauks ezers ― lovely lake
    jauka pļava ― nice meadow
    jauks dārzs ― nice, lovely garden
    jauks skats ― nice, pleasant view
    jauks smaids ― nice, lovely smile
    jauka noskaņa ― nice, good mood
    jauka grāmata, izrāde ― nice book, show
    jauks koncerts ― nice concert
    ļoti jaukas rotas var darināt no dzintara ― very nice jewelry can be made from amber
    zem palmām uzcelta jauka kafejnīca ― under the palm trees a lovely cafe was built
    daba visapkārt tik jauka, viss zied tik krāšņi ― nature all around (is) so lovely, everything grows so beautifully
* (of weather) nice, good, clear, calm (also of time periods characterized by such weather)
    jaukais laiks pagājis, iestājušās lietainas rudens dienas ― the good, nice weather is gone, the rainy autumn days have come
    vakars bija tikpat jauks kā diena: ne vēja, ne vēsmiņas, tikai mīlīgie saules stari ― the night was as nice as the day: no wind, no breezes, only lovely sunshine
* (of rain, air) nice, refreshing, fresh, brisk
    jauks lietus ― nice, refreshing rain
    zāles un valganas zemes smarža kā bezgala jauks, svaigs vilnis visapkārt ― the leaves and the moist earth smelled like an infinite lovely, fresh wave all around
* nice, pleasant (relating to, containing something beautiful or joyful)
    jauks brīdis ― a nice moment
    jauka dzīve ― a nice life
    jaukas domas ― nice, pleasant thoughts
    jauks sapnis par nākotni ― pleasant dream about the future
    jaukas izredzes ― nice, pleasant prospects
    viņa bija skaista, slaika meita ar tumšbrūniem matiem un acīm, pašos jaukākos dzīvības gados ― she was a beautiful, slender girl with dark brown hair and eyes, in the most pleasant years of (her) life
* (of words, texts) nice, good (having beneficial effects)
    jauki vārdi ― nice, good words
    jauka vēstule ― nice letter

#### Synonyms

* foršs
* laipns
* patīkams
* skaists

#### Derived terms

* jaukums

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “jauks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN