purkaa

From Proto-Finnic *purkadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic *purka-. Cognates include Northern Sami borgádit and Erzya порксамс (porksams).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurkɑːˣ/, [ˈpurkɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -urkɑː
• Syllabification^(key): pur‧kaa

purkaa (transitive)

1. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces)

   Synonym: purkaa osiin

   1. to untie (a knot), unwind (a bandage, dressing), untwist (a rope), unwrap (package paper), untwine
   2. to unravel (a knitwear), unstitch (a stitch)
   3. to demolish, wreck, tear/pull/take down (a building)
   4. to disentangle, undo, clear (up) (a mess)
   5. to strike (dismantle and take away: a set, wings in theatre)
   6. to defuse (a bomb)
2. to unload, unpack, unlade
   1. to unload (remove cargo, load or burden)
   2. to unpack (contents of a package; baggage)
3. to revoke, rescind, annul
   1. (law) to rescind, reverse (a decision)
   2. to dissolve, liquidate (a company, corporation)
   3. to cancel, annul, revoke (a contract, deal); annul (a marriage)
   4. to break off (an engagement)
4. to discharge, release, vent
   1. to discharge (water, lava, battery)
   2. to vent, take out, let off steam (emotions)
   3. to unburden, lighten (one's heart)
5. (figuratively) to take apart, analyze, examine, review, reflect
6. (sports) to clear (defend by moving the ball away from the defending goal)
7. (computing) to extract (an archive)
8. (cryptography) to decrypt, decipher (a secret message)

   Synonym: purkaa salaus

9. (programming) to destruct (an object)

• “purkaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurkɑː/, [ˈpurkɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -urkɑː
• Syllabification^(key): pur‧kaa

purkaa

1. second-person plural present imperative of purra

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