r/u_Intelligent_Dish_921 • u/Intelligent_Dish_921 • Jan 23 '26

Trouble with a word in Latvian!

My father was Latvian and when really upset would say a word - phonetically sounded like "aukataga". I've asked those I know who speak the language but no one seems to recognize it. It has been suggested that it could also be from the German or Russian languages, as there are similarities in the languages. Does anyone know what word I'm talking about?!

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u/Suitable_Divide4747 Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 26 '26

He was swearing, probably saying "Mauka (bitch) tāda (that?)" which, if i am correct, means "That bitch"

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u/Intelligent_Dish_921 Jan 26 '26

Is the m silent in pronunciation??

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u/Suitable_Divide4747 Jan 26 '26

No, probably was just difficult to hear

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u/Intelligent_Dish_921 Jan 26 '26

That makes sense. I also haven't heard it used in likely over a decade too 

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u/Intelligent_Dish_921 Jan 26 '26

And is that an older term? 

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u/Suitable_Divide4747 Jan 26 '26

Nope

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u/Intelligent_Dish_921 Jan 26 '26

I had asked people in Canada and in Latvia and no one knew what I was talking about! Thanks! 

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u/Kahn630 Jan 23 '26

Probably, he said a typical swearing phrase about b*. (m&%#& tāda).