# paksu
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paksu, borrowed from Indo-Iranian; compare Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “much, many, abundant”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰn̥ǵʰús (“thick”). Akin to Estonian paks. Probably also related to Erzya покш (pokš, “big, adult”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑksu/, [ˈpɑ̝ks̠u]
* Rhymes: -ɑksu
* Hyphenation: pak‧su

### Adjective

paksu (comparative paksumpi, superlative paksuin)
* thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension)
    Antonym: ohut
* thick, viscous
    Synonym: sakea
    Antonym: ohut
* thick, dense
    Synonyms: tuuhea, tiheä, taaja
    Antonym: ohut
* (colloquial) pregnant
* (colloquial) bold, barefaced, brazen, e.g. polemic but ungrounded in reality

#### Declension

Possessive forms of paksu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paksuni
paksuni
accusative
nom.
paksuni
paksuni
gen.
paksuni
genitive
paksuni
paksujeni
partitive
paksuani
paksujani
inessive
paksussani
paksuissani
elative
paksustani
paksuistani
illative
paksuuni
paksuihini
adessive
paksullani
paksuillani
ablative
paksultani
paksuiltani
allative
paksulleni
paksuilleni
essive
paksunani
paksuinani
translative
paksukseni
paksuikseni
abessive
paksuttani
paksuittani
instructive
comitative
—paksuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paksusi
paksusi
accusative
nom.
paksusi
paksusi
gen.
paksusi
genitive
paksusi
paksujesi
partitive
paksuasi
paksujasi
inessive
paksussasi
paksuissasi
elative
paksustasi
paksuistasi
illative
paksuusi
paksuihisi
adessive
paksullasi
paksuillasi
ablative
paksultasi
paksuiltasi
allative
paksullesi
paksuillesi
essive
paksunasi
paksuinasi
translative
paksuksesi
paksuiksesi
abessive
paksuttasi
paksuittasi
instructive
comitative
—paksuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paksumme
paksumme
accusative
nom.
paksumme
paksumme
gen.
paksumme
genitive
paksumme
paksujemme
partitive
paksuamme
paksujamme
inessive
paksussamme
paksuissamme
elative
paksustamme
paksuistamme
illative
paksuumme
paksuihimme
adessive
paksullamme
paksuillamme
ablative
paksultamme
paksuiltamme
allative
paksullemme
paksuillemme
essive
paksunamme
paksuinamme
translative
paksuksemme
paksuiksemme
abessive
paksuttamme
paksuittamme
instructive
comitative
—paksuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paksunne
paksunne
accusative
nom.
paksunne
paksunne
gen.
paksunne
genitive
paksunne
paksujenne
partitive
paksuanne
paksujanne
inessive
paksussanne
paksuissanne
elative
paksustanne
paksuistanne
illative
paksuunne
paksuihinne
adessive
paksullanne
paksuillanne
ablative
paksultanne
paksuiltanne
allative
paksullenne
paksuillenne
essive
paksunanne
paksuinanne
translative
paksuksenne
paksuiksenne
abessive
paksuttanne
paksuittanne
instructive
comitative
—paksuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paksunsa
paksunsa
accusative
nom.
paksunsa
paksunsa
gen.
paksunsa
genitive
paksunsa
paksujensa
partitive
paksuaan paksuansa
paksujaan paksujansa
inessive
paksussaan paksussansa
paksuissaan paksuissansa
elative
paksustaan paksustansa
paksuistaan paksuistansa
illative
paksuunsa
paksuihinsa
adessive
paksullaan paksullansa
paksuillaan paksuillansa
ablative
paksultaan paksultansa
paksuiltaan paksuiltansa
allative
paksulleen paksullensa
paksuilleen paksuillensa
essive
paksunaan paksunansa
paksuinaan paksuinansa
translative
paksukseen paksuksensa
paksuikseen paksuiksensa
abessive
paksuttaan paksuttansa
paksuittaan paksuittansa
instructive
comitative
—paksuineen paksuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* paksuhko
* paksuinen
* paksukainen
* paksulti
* paksuntaa
* paksusti
* paksuta
* paksuuntua
* paksuus
* paksuhuulinen
* paksujalka
* paksukalloinen
* paksukuorinen
* paksulehti
* paksunahkainen
* paksuneulabiopsia
* paksuneulanäyte
* Paksuniemi
* paksupohjainen
* paksupäinen
* paksupää
* paksurunkoinen
* paksusuoli
* paksuvillainen
* piippopaksupää
* tasapaksu

### Further reading

* “paksu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* puska

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paksu. Cognates include Finnish paksu and Estonian paks.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpɑksu/, [ˈpɑks̠ŭ̥]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpɑksu/, [ˈpɑkʃu]
* Rhymes: -ɑksu
* Hyphenation: pak‧su

### Adjective

paksu (comparative paksump)
* thick
** 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 72:Kirja ono 3 santimetraa paksu.The book is 3 centimetres thick.
* dense
* pregnant
* rich, wealthy
* (typography) bold
** 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14:Paksuul șriftaal painetut format, niku jo oli saottu, ollaa otettu kirjakeelen formaks.The forms printed in the bold print, like was already said, have been taken into the forms of the written language.

#### Synonyms

* (dense): turpia, turpia, sakkia, jämmiä, tihhiä
* (rich): rikas, rahakas, karvain, rahalliin
* (pregnant): raskas

#### Antonyms

* (thick): hoikka, laiha, ujo, kehno, ohukkain (“thin”)
* (rich): köyhä

#### Derived terms

* paksuposkiin
* paksusooli

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 377

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paksu.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈpɑksu/, [ˈpɑksu]
* Rhymes: -ɑksu
* Hyphenation: pak‧su

### Adjective

paksu
* thick
* pregnant

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “paksu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn