"lūk" meaning in Latvian

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Interjection

Audio: lv-riga-lūk.ogg
Etymology: From the imperative form lūko! of the verb lūkot (“to try; to look for”). Head templates: {{head|lv|interjection}} lūk
  1. look! there it is! (used to draw the listener's attention to something visible)
    Sense id: en-lūk-lv-intj-ULObVEKm
  2. here, here is..., here is what, you see... (used to draw the listener's attention to, or to emphasize, something said or written)
    Sense id: en-lūk-lv-intj-VXdW3pvj Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: āre, re
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  "etymology_text": "From the imperative form lūko! of the verb lūkot (“to try; to look for”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "interjection"
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      "expansion": "lūk",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "look! there is uncle Andrejs!",
          "text": "lūk, kur arī tēvocis Andrejs!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "and finally, look: there she came back!",
          "text": "un beidzot, lūk! tur nu viņa atkal nāca",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "look, here, here the ditch most go, in the river!",
          "text": "lūk, te, te grāvim jāiet upē!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "look! there it is! (used to draw the listener's attention to something visible)"
      ],
      "id": "en-lūk-lv-intj-ULObVEKm",
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "there",
          "there"
        ],
        [
          "it",
          "it"
        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
        ],
        [
          "listener",
          "listener"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ],
        [
          "visible",
          "visible"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "you are healthy and will not come back to us in the hospital anymore; here, that's it.",
          "text": "jūs esat vesels un vairs pie mums slimnīcā neiegriezīsieties; lūk, tā",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "what do you mean, what do we do? bring up the big boys, that's what!",
          "text": "kā, ko darīt? audzināt lielus zēnus, lūk, ko",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I have, you see, one quirk: I can't tolerate, with my eyes open (i.e., while I watch), that there is no order in Mālnieki",
          "text": "man, lūk, tāds untums: nevaru paciest, ka Mālniekos, kamēr man acis vaļa, nevalda kārtība",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "whether those were poppy flowers or some other kind is not important now; here is what is important: a flower remain a flower, in due time it has to turn into seeds",
          "text": "vai tās bija magones vai kādi citi ziedi, ir nesvarīgi tagad, svarīgi, lūk, kas: zieds paliek zieds, tam savā laikā sēklās jāpārtop",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "here, here is..., here is what, you see... (used to draw the listener's attention to, or to emphasize, something said or written)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "here",
          "here"
        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is"
        ],
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ],
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ],
        [
          "see",
          "see"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
        ],
        [
          "listener",
          "listener"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ],
        [
          "emphasize",
          "emphasize"
        ],
        [
          "said",
          "said"
        ],
        [
          "written",
          "written"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "lv-riga-lūk.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/Lv-riga-l%C5%ABk.ogg/Lv-riga-l%C5%ABk.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "āre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "re"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lūk"
}
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    "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
    "Latvian interjections",
    "Latvian lemmas",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the imperative form lūko! of the verb lūkot (“to try; to look for”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "lūk",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "look! there is uncle Andrejs!",
          "text": "lūk, kur arī tēvocis Andrejs!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "and finally, look: there she came back!",
          "text": "un beidzot, lūk! tur nu viņa atkal nāca",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "look, here, here the ditch most go, in the river!",
          "text": "lūk, te, te grāvim jāiet upē!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "look! there it is! (used to draw the listener's attention to something visible)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "there",
          "there"
        ],
        [
          "it",
          "it"
        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
        ],
        [
          "listener",
          "listener"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ],
        [
          "visible",
          "visible"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "you are healthy and will not come back to us in the hospital anymore; here, that's it.",
          "text": "jūs esat vesels un vairs pie mums slimnīcā neiegriezīsieties; lūk, tā",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "what do you mean, what do we do? bring up the big boys, that's what!",
          "text": "kā, ko darīt? audzināt lielus zēnus, lūk, ko",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I have, you see, one quirk: I can't tolerate, with my eyes open (i.e., while I watch), that there is no order in Mālnieki",
          "text": "man, lūk, tāds untums: nevaru paciest, ka Mālniekos, kamēr man acis vaļa, nevalda kārtība",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "whether those were poppy flowers or some other kind is not important now; here is what is important: a flower remain a flower, in due time it has to turn into seeds",
          "text": "vai tās bija magones vai kādi citi ziedi, ir nesvarīgi tagad, svarīgi, lūk, kas: zieds paliek zieds, tam savā laikā sēklās jāpārtop",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "here, here is..., here is what, you see... (used to draw the listener's attention to, or to emphasize, something said or written)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "here",
          "here"
        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is"
        ],
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ],
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ],
        [
          "see",
          "see"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
        ],
        [
          "listener",
          "listener"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ],
        [
          "emphasize",
          "emphasize"
        ],
        [
          "said",
          "said"
        ],
        [
          "written",
          "written"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "lv-riga-lūk.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/Lv-riga-l%C5%ABk.ogg/Lv-riga-l%C5%ABk.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Lv-riga-l%C5%ABk.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "āre"
    },
    {
      "word": "re"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lūk"
}

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