Paju

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 파주(坡州) (Paju).

Proper noun

Paju

1. A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
   • 2023 November 25, Jin Yu Young, “South Korea’s City of Books”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on November 25, 2023‎^[2]:

     A satellite city 22 miles northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Paju is small, with a population of around half a million. The streets are quieter than those of the bustling capital, the air cleaner and the pace of life half a beat slower.

Translations

city in South Korea

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 坡州 (Pōzhōu)

• Korean: 파주(坡州) (Paju)

Estonian

Proper noun

Paju (genitive Paju, partitive Paju(t))

1. a surname

Finnish

Etymology

< paju

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑju/, [ˈpɑ̝ju]
• Rhymes: -ɑju
• Hyphenation^(key): Pa‧ju

Proper noun

Paju

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Paju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Paju	Pajut
genitive		Pajun	Pajujen
partitive		Pajua	Pajuja
illative		Pajuun	Pajuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Paju	Pajut
accusative	nom.	Paju	Pajut
	gen.	Pajun
genitive		Pajun	Pajujen
partitive		Pajua	Pajuja
inessive		Pajussa	Pajuissa
elative		Pajusta	Pajuista
illative		Pajuun	Pajuihin
adessive		Pajulla	Pajuilla
ablative		Pajulta	Pajuilta
allative		Pajulle	Pajuille
essive		Pajuna	Pajuina
translative		Pajuksi	Pajuiksi
abessive		Pajutta	Pajuitta
instructive		—	Pajuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Paju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pajuni Pajuni accusative nom. Pajuni Pajuni gen. Pajuni genitive Pajuni Pajujeni partitive Pajuani Pajujani inessive Pajussani Pajuissani elative Pajustani Pajuistani illative Pajuuni Pajuihini adessive Pajullani Pajuillani ablative Pajultani Pajuiltani allative Pajulleni Pajuilleni essive Pajunani Pajuinani translative Pajukseni Pajuikseni abessive Pajuttani Pajuittani instructive — — comitative — Pajuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pajusi Pajusi accusative nom. Pajusi Pajusi gen. Pajusi genitive Pajusi Pajujesi partitive Pajuasi Pajujasi inessive Pajussasi Pajuissasi elative Pajustasi Pajuistasi illative Pajuusi Pajuihisi adessive Pajullasi Pajuillasi ablative Pajultasi Pajuiltasi allative Pajullesi Pajuillesi essive Pajunasi Pajuinasi translative Pajuksesi Pajuiksesi abessive Pajuttasi Pajuittasi instructive — — comitative — Pajuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pajumme Pajumme accusative nom. Pajumme Pajumme gen. Pajumme genitive Pajumme Pajujemme partitive Pajuamme Pajujamme inessive Pajussamme Pajuissamme elative Pajustamme Pajuistamme illative Pajuumme Pajuihimme adessive Pajullamme Pajuillamme ablative Pajultamme Pajuiltamme allative Pajullemme Pajuillemme essive Pajunamme Pajuinamme translative Pajuksemme Pajuiksemme abessive Pajuttamme Pajuittamme instructive — — comitative — Pajuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pajunne Pajunne accusative nom. Pajunne Pajunne gen. Pajunne genitive Pajunne Pajujenne partitive Pajuanne Pajujanne inessive Pajussanne Pajuissanne elative Pajustanne Pajuistanne illative Pajuunne Pajuihinne adessive Pajullanne Pajuillanne ablative Pajultanne Pajuiltanne allative Pajullenne Pajuillenne essive Pajunanne Pajuinanne translative Pajuksenne Pajuiksenne abessive Pajuttanne Pajuittanne instructive — — comitative — Pajuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Pajunsa Pajunsa accusative nom. Pajunsa Pajunsa gen. Pajunsa genitive Pajunsa Pajujensa partitive Pajuaan Pajuansa Pajujaan Pajujansa inessive Pajussaan Pajussansa Pajuissaan Pajuissansa elative Pajustaan Pajustansa Pajuistaan Pajuistansa illative Pajuunsa Pajuihinsa adessive Pajullaan Pajullansa Pajuillaan Pajuillansa ablative Pajultaan Pajultansa Pajuiltaan Pajuiltansa allative Pajulleen Pajullensa Pajuilleen Pajuillensa essive Pajunaan Pajunansa Pajuinaan Pajuinansa translative Pajukseen Pajuksensa Pajuikseen Pajuiksensa abessive Pajuttaan Pajuttansa Pajuittaan Pajuittansa instructive — — comitative — Pajuineen Pajuinensa

Statistics

• Paju is the 1210^th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 706 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.