paltuska

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

• balduska

Etymology

Inherited from Russian палтус (paltus) (either with suffux -ка (-ka), either from diminutive form палтусок (paltusok)). The Russian word is from Proto-Samic *pāltēs, of unknown further origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palˈtʉska/ (Norwegian accent)
• IPA^(key): /pɐɫˈtuskə/ (Russian accent)

Noun

paltuska

1. halibut

References

• Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag