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purkaus.

discharge (of electricity, a battery, gas, etc.)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpurkɑus/[ˈpurkɑ̝us̠]
  1. discharge (of electricity, a battery, gas, etc.)

  2. eruption (of a volcano)

  3. fit, blow-up, explosion, eruption, outburst (of emotions)

  4. resolution (progression from dissonance to consonance)

Where this word comes from

purkaa (“to dismantle, take apart; to discharge; to erupt”) + -aus

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