kails

1. plural ofkail

• LASIK,Lasik,Liska,kalis,kilas,laiks,skail

FromProto-Baltic*kail-, from*koil-, theo-grade (plus an extra-l) ofProto-Indo-European*kei-,*skei-(“to cut, to divide, to separate”). For the meaning change, compareAncient Greekδέρω(dérō,“to skin, to flay”),δέρμα(dérma,“skin”), then from “skin” to “bare, naked.” Cognates includeLithuaniankáilis(“skin”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [kaîls]

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kails (definitekailais,comparativekailāks,superlativeviskailākais,adverbkaili)

1. naked,nude,bare(withoutclothes on)

   kails bērns ―naked child

   kailas kājas ―bare feet

   izģērbtieskailam ―to stripnaked

2. bald(withouthair)

   kails galvvidus ―bald crown (of head)

3. (about trees, bushes, plants) withoutleaves, without furthergrowth (branches, twigs, bark)

   lapu koki kļuvušikaili ―the leaf trees have becomebald,leafless

   tur tad cauri ūdenim redzēja pelēku,kailu stumbru ―then there through the water they saw a gray,naked trunk

4. withoutplants, withoutplantlife,vegetation; withouttrees orplants nearby

   saules staros izdegusikaila zeme ―earth burnednaked by sun rays

   kailas ēkas ―naked buildings (without green areas)

   kaili mūri ―naked walls

5. (about winter) without, or with little,snow

   kaila ziema ―bald (i.e., snowless) winter

6. (about rooms, spaces)naked(without or with littlefurniture; withoutcomfort)

   kaila grīda ―naked floor (not covered)

   vakarā pa krēslu viņa skatījāskailās, netīras istabas ―in the evening, (sitting) on the chair, she looked at thenaked, dirty rooms

7. (about places, areas)undeveloped

   viņiem taču te būs jāsākkailā vietā ―but they will have to start (their carrers) here, in thisnaked place

8. bare(by itself, without anything in addition to it)

   mēs esam spiestas pārtikt nokailās cietuma devas ―we are forced to live onbare prison food

9. bald(withoutjustification orevidence;inconclusive)

   kails apgalvojums ―bald (= unfounded) assertion

10. naked(withoutexplanation, withoutillustrativematerial)

    kaili fakti, skaitļi ―naked facts, figures

11. naked(thinlydisguised, orundisguised; easy tosee orread)

    kails egoisms ―naked selfishness

    kaila nabadzība ―naked poverty

• pliks

• kailums

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• kailes,kayles

FromProto-Balto-Slavic*káilas, fromProto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos.^[1]

kails

1. healthy
2. whole,intact

kails

1. hello;hi
2. cheers(interjection for toasting)

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