покш

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Erzya

Etymology

Perhaps akin to Estonian paks, Finnish paksu (thick). Ultimately borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language; compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaȷ́ʰúš (thick, abundant).

Pronunciation

Adjective

покш (pokš)

  1. big
    весемеде покшveśemeďe pokšthe biggest

References

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