põhhiliseks

Põhhiliseks is not a standard or widely attested word in Estonian. In available dictionaries and corpora, it does not have an agreed meaning or usage, and it is not considered a conventional word form in standard Estonian. When encountered, it is most often interpreted as a nonstandard, dialectal, or misspelled variation rather than a recognized lexical item.

Morphology and possible interpretations

The form appears to combine a root that resembles põh- with the suffix -iliseks, which is a productive ending in Estonian for creating predicative adjectives that express “to become X” or “as X” (often with muutuma, “to become”). However, none of the established meanings of this suffix yield a clear, attested word in this exact spelling. The double h in the written form also signals a potential spelling error or a nonstandard orthography, since Estonian orthography typically does not use double h to distinguish phonemes in common vocabulary. If the word were to reflect a standard derivative, plausible but unconfirmed interpretations could involve roots related to põhjalik (thorough) or põhiliik/põhiline (main, fundamental), yielding hypothetical senses like “to become thorough/main,” but such forms are not attested in standard usage.

Usage and guidance

Because põhhiliseks lacks normalization, it should not be used in formal writing. If encountered, its meaning is likely context-dependent or experimental, and readers should look for clarification from the author. For intended meanings related to core, main, or thorough aspects, standard alternatives such as põhjalikuks (to become thorough) or põhiliiseks/põhiliseks (as primary/main) are preferable and are well established in Estonian.

See also

Põhiline, põhjalik, muutuma, suffix -seks/-iliseks in Estonian derivational morphology.