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bikls

bikls

Latvian

Adjective

bikls (def. biklais, comp. biklāks, sup. visbiklākais; adv. bikli)

  1. shy, timid, insecure; such that it expresses shyness, timidity, insecurity
    bikls bērns ― a shy child
    biklas kustībastimid movements
    bikls smaids, skatiens, žests ― a timid smile, look, gesture
    vīrietis bija tik bikls, ka pat bērnus neuzdrošinājās uzrunāt ― the man was so timid that he didn't dare talk even to children
  2. (of animals) shy, wild (not wanting contact or proximity)
    bikla stirnashy, wild doe
    biklo skaistuli melno meža strazdu arī var pielabināt ar pīlādžu ogām ― the shy beauty, the black forest thrush, can be calmed down with rowan berries

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Synonyms

  • kautrs, kautrīgs

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), bikls”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7