No. 58 in Lithuanian

jav

The Lithuanian word "jav" refers to "grain" or "cereal crops."

In a sentence

JAV yra didžiulė šalis Šiaurės Amerikoje.
The USA is a vast country in North America.
In this sentence, 'JAV' is an abbreviation for 'Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos', meaning the United States of America.
Jie augina daug javų savo ūkyje.
They grow many cereals on their farm.
Here, 'javų' is the plural genitive form of 'javai', meaning crops or cereals.
Javai lauke jau pradėjo bręsti.
The crops in the field have already started to mature.
In this context, 'javai' refers to grains or cereals growing in the field.

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