See pasaka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "that was not a hat, but a fairy tale!",
"text": "tā nebija platmale, bet pasaka!",
"translation": "that was not a hat, but a fairy tale!",
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},
{
"english": "to all it seemed more like a fairy tale than a ship",
"text": "visiem tas šķita pasaka, nevis kuģis",
"translation": "to all it seemed more like a fairy tale than a ship",
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},
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"english": "don't you tell fairy tales!",
"text": "nestāsti nu pasakas!",
"translation": "don't you tell fairy tales!",
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20
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"english": "this is pure fantasy",
"text": "tās ir tīrās pasakas",
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"etymology_text": "From pa- + the verb sacīt (“to say, to tell”) (in its present tense stem sak-); cf. dialectal saka (“tale, saying”). The original meaning was thus “something to be said, told.” Cognates include Lithuanian pãsaka.",
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