läski
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Swedish fläsk.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈlæski/, [ˈlæs̠k̟i]
Rhymes: -æski
Syllabification(key): läs‧ki
Hyphenation(key): läs‧ki
=== Noun ===
läski
fatty pork, lard (fatty pig meat as food or pork fat as such)
Synonym: silava
(colloquial) fat (fat tissue in humans; by extension of something superfluous or to be trimmed)
(derogatory) fatty, fatso, blimp (overweight or obese person; also used by the fat acceptance movement in a positive sense)
Synonyms: pullukka, lihapulla, punkero
(colloquial, idiomatic) used in the translative case in idioms expressing failure
lyödä läskiksi ― to stop trying
mennä läskiksi ― (of an attempt or project) to fall apart, to come to nothing
==== Declension ====
=== Adjective ===
läski (comparative läskimpi, superlative läskein) (colloquial, derogatory)
fat (usually derogatory, but also used by the fat acceptance movement in a positive sense)
Synonym: lihava
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“läski”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
=== Anagrams ===
läksi
== Meänkieli ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Swedish läsk.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /læski/
=== Noun ===
läski
soda
Synonym: trikka