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pāksts

pāksts

Latvian

Zirņu pāksts

Noun

pāksts f (6th declension)

  1. (botany) pod (a seed case for peas, beans, peppers, etc.)
    sojas, zirņu, piparu pākstis‎ ― soybean, pea, pepper pod
    izlobīt pupas no pākstīm‎ ― to shuck, shell beans from the pods
    vārīt pupas ar visām pākstīm‎ ― to boil beans with (their) whole pods

Declension

References

  1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “pāksts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *pāš-, from the same stem as paksis ‎(“corner junction”): Proto-Indo-European *paḱ- ‎(“to link, to strengthen; joining, connection”). In Latvian, an original *pās- lead to *pāstis (with an extra suffix -t), from which pākstis with an epenthetic k. Semantic evolution: “joint, connection” > “elongated seed cover with two connecting edges” > “dry fruit that opens along lengthwise cracks.” An etymological connection with Russian пасть ‎(pastʹ, “(animal) throat”) has been suggested.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pâːksts]

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