Finnish

(index pu)

Noun

pussi

1. bag, pouch, sac
2. (marsupials) pouch
3. (billiards) pocket
4. (colloquial) in plural (pussit): scrotum
5. Together with certain modifiers used to produce compound terms meaning a person who has a lot of a given characteristic.

   äkäinen ‎(“ill-tempered”) > äkäpussi ‎(“shrew”)

   kiukku ‎(“anger”) > kiukkupussi ‎(“a person who is easily angered”)

   sisu ‎(“willpower, guts”) > sisupussi ‎(“an obstinate person”)

Declension

Usage notes

See usage notes at laukku.

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

• kassi
• laukku
• säkki

Anagrams

• upsis