duraks

Borrowed from Russian дура́к (durák). Akin to Latvian duraks.

• IPA^(key): [ˈduraks]
• Hyphenation: du‧raks

duraks m

1. fool, simpleton

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 98

Borrowed from Russian дура́к (durák).

duraks m (1st declension)

1. (colloquial) fool, stupid person

   tu nevari izrēķināt, tāpēc ka tu esi duraks, bet es varu ― you can't do math, because you're stupid, but I can

   slidām skriet jau var katrs duraks, bet pamēģini tu dziedāt ― any fool can run on skates, but you just try to sing

2. (colloquial, in the plural) a certain card game

   “cūkas” jeb “duraki” ir kāršu spēle, kuras mērķis ir atbrīvoties no rokās esošajām kārtīm ― “pigs,” or “fools,” is a card game whose objective it is to get rid of all the cards in one's hands

Since duraks is a relatively recent and obvious borrowing from Russian, many speakers consider it incorrect and suggest the use of muļķis instead.

• (of "fool", "stupid"): muļķis, muļķadesa, stulbenis, neprātis, nejēga, idiots, debils (adjective), imbecils (adjective)
• (of "card game"): cūkas