paras
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Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognate with Finnish paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorre.
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paras (genitive paraja, partitive parajat or parast, comparative parajam, superlative kõige parajam)
- suitable, appropriate, proper, fitting
- Need saapad on mulle parajad.
- These boots are fitting for me.
- big, nice
- Ta on üks paras jõmpsikas.
- He's a big brat.
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Declension of paras (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | paras | parajad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | paraja | ||
genitive | parajate | ||
partitive | parajat | parajaid | |
illative | parajasse | parajatesse parajaisse | |
inessive | parajas | parajates parajais | |
elative | parajast | parajatest parajaist | |
allative | parajale | parajatele parajaile | |
adessive | parajal | parajatel parajail | |
ablative | parajalt | parajatelt parajailt | |
translative | parajaks | parajateks parajaiks | |
terminative | parajani | parajateni | |
essive | parajana | parajatena | |
abessive | parajata | parajateta | |
comitative | parajaga | parajatega |
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paras
- Expresses schadenfreude
- Ta sai peksa. Paras talle!
- He got beaten up. Good for him!
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Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *paras, derived from Proto-Finno-Permic *para (“good, suitable, fitting”).[1] Cognate with Estonian paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorrẹ, Erzya паро (paro), Moksha пара (para), Komi-Zyrian бур (bur), Udmurt бур (bur), Eastern Mari поро (poro, “good”).
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paras
- superlative degree of hyvä: best
- maailman parhaaksi ― for the good of the world
- Hän on maailman paras juoksija.
- He is the best runner in the world.
- Sinun olisi parasta olla hiljaa.
- You had better be silent.
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Inflection of paras (Kotus type 41*/vieras, rh-r gradation) | |||
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nominative | paras | parhaat | |
genitive | parhaan | parhaiden parhaitten | |
partitive | parasta | parhaita | |
illative | parhaaseen | parhaisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | paras | parhaat | |
accusative | nom. | paras | parhaat |
gen. | parhaan | ||
genitive | parhaan | parhaiden parhaitten parastenrare | |
partitive | parasta | parhaita | |
inessive | parhaassa | parhaissa | |
elative | parhaasta | parhaista | |
illative | parhaaseen | parhaisiin parhaihinrare | |
adessive | parhaalla | parhailla | |
ablative | parhaalta | parhailta | |
allative | parhaalle | parhaille | |
essive | parhaana | parhaina | |
translative | parhaaksi | parhaiksi | |
abessive | parhaatta | parhaitta | |
instructive | — | parhain | |
comitative | — | parhaine |
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- olla jonkun omaksi parhaaksi ― to be for one's own good
- koitua jonkun parhaaksi ― to turn out for someone's best
- nähdä jonkun parhaaksi ― to see something as one's best option
- Näin parhaaksi häipyä paikalta.
- I saw it best to get out of there.
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Further reading edit
- “paras”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-01-01
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paras
- second-person singular past historic of parer
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Inherited from Malay paras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₂ (“face, looks, appearance”).
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paras (first-person possessive parasku, second-person possessive parasmu, third-person possessive parasnya)
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Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Malay paras, from Javanese ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras, “trimmed; razor”), from Old Javanese paras (“trimmed; razor”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₁ (“shaved off, made smooth”).
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paras
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Inherited from Malay paras, from Javanese ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras, “rock”), from Old Javanese paras (“rock”). Doublet of padas.
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paras (first-person possessive parasku, second-person possessive parasmu, third-person possessive parasnya)
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- “paras” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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From Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognates include Finnish paras and Estonian paras.
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- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑrɑz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑrɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑrɑs
- Hyphenation: pa‧ras
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paras (not comparable)
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Declension of paras (type 2/patsas, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | paras | parraat |
genitive | parraan | parrain |
partitive | parasta, parast | parraita, paraja |
illative | parraasse | parraisse |
inessive | parraas | parrais |
elative | parraast | parraist |
allative | parraalle | parraille |
adessive | parraal | parrail |
ablative | parraalt | parrailt |
translative | parraaks | parraiks |
essive | parraanna, parraan | parrainna, parrain |
exessive1) | parraant | parraint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
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Soikkola declension of paras (type 2/patsas, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | paras | parahat, paraat |
genitive | parahan | parahiin |
partitive | parasta | parahia |
illative | parahasse | parahisse |
inessive | parahaas | parahiis |
elative | parahast | parahist |
allative | parahalle | parahille |
adessive | parahaal | parahiil |
ablative | parahalt | parahilt |
translative | parahaks | parahiks |
essive | parahaan | parahiin |
exessive1) | parahant | parahint |
1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) |
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- paremp (“better”)
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- hyvä (“good”)
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paras
- Romanization of ꦥꦫꦱ꧀
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Borrowed from Malay pedas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapəjəs. Doublet of aplas.
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From Ottoman Turkish پاره (para), from Persian پاره (pâre, “coin, money”).
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paras f pl (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פאראס)
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paras (Jawi spelling ڤارس, plural paras-paras, informal 1st possessive parasku, 2nd possessive parasmu, 3rd possessive parasnya)
- level (distance relative to a given reference elevation)
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- “paras” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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paras
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Unknown, probably affixed karas (“tablet”) + pa-.
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paras
- rock
- rocky soil
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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₁ (“shaved off, made smooth”).
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paras
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- "paras" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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