покш

Erzya

Etymology

Perhaps related to Estonian paks, Finnish paksu (“thick”). Further etymology is unclear, Indo-Iranian origin has been proposed (compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaȷ́ʰúš).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pokʃ/

Adjective

покш • (pokš)

  1. big
    покш кудо
    pokš kudo
    a big house
    весемеде покш
    veśemeďe pokš
    the biggest
    а покш
    a pokš
    little

References
  • B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “покш”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
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