pukea.
to put on, don (clothes; often with päälle)
Meaning & usage
to put on, don (clothes; often with päälle)
On niin kylmä että pitää pukea takki (päälle).
to dress (up), clothe (a person)
pukea hienoksi
samettiin puettu
to express in some form, formulate, turn into
pukea sanoiksi
pukea runomuotoon
to make look a certain way; paint, cover, decorate, adorn, etc.
lumi pukee maan valkeaan
to suit, become
Tuo hattu pukee sinua.
Kyyneleet eivät pue sinua.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *pukëdak (compare Livonian pu’ggõ), possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *puke-.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.