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purkaa.

to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces; possibly with osiin (“into parts”) for clarity)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpurkɑːˣ/[ˈpurkɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces; possibly with osiin (“into parts”) for clarity)

    transitive
    purkaa osiin
    purkaa osiksi
  2. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces; possibly with osiin (“into parts”) for clarity) to untie (a knot), unwind (a bandage, dressing), untwist (a rope), unwrap (package paper), untwine

    transitive
  3. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces; possibly with osiin (“into parts”) for clarity) to unravel (a knitwear), unstitch (a stitch), frog (yarn)

    transitive
  4. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces; possibly with osiin (“into parts”) for clarity) to demolish, wreck, tear/pull/take down (a building)

    transitive
  5. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces; possibly with osiin (“into parts”) for clarity) to disentangle, undo, clear (up) (a mess)

    transitive
  6. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces; possibly with osiin (“into parts”) for clarity) to strike (dismantle and take away: a set, wings in theatre)

    transitive
  7. to unload, unpack, unlade

    transitive
    purkaa laiva
    purkaa kauppakassi
  8. to unload, unpack, unlade to unload (remove cargo, load or burden)

    transitive
  9. to unload, unpack, unlade to unpack (contents of a package; baggage)

    transitive
  10. to revoke, rescind, annul

    transitive
    purkaa sopimus
  11. to revoke, rescind, annul to rescind, reverse (a decision)

    transitive
  12. to revoke, rescind, annul to dissolve, liquidate (a company, corporation)

    transitive
  13. to revoke, rescind, annul to cancel, annul, revoke (a contract, deal); annul (a marriage)

    transitive
  14. to revoke, rescind, annul to break off (an engagement)

    transitive
  15. to discharge, release, vent

    transitive
    purkaa akku
  16. to discharge, release, vent to discharge (water, lava, battery)

    transitive
  17. to discharge, release, vent to vent, take out, let off steam (emotions)

    transitive
  18. to discharge, release, vent to unburden, lighten (one's heart)

    transitive
  19. to undo a state in which something is ready to use, make no longer ready

    transitive
    purkaa ansa
  20. to undo a state in which something is ready to use, make no longer ready to defuse (a bomb)

    transitive
  21. to undo a state in which something is ready to use, make no longer ready to disarm (render into a state in which something is no longer armed) (usually with viritys)

    transitive
  22. to take apart, analyze, examine, review, reflect

    figuratively · transitive
  23. to clear (defend by moving the ball away from the defending goal)

    transitive
  24. to resolve (cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance)

    transitive
  25. to extract (an archive)

    transitive
  26. to decrypt, decipher (a secret message)

    transitive
  27. to destruct (an object)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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