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tukahduttaa.

to smother, stifle, suffocate (cause someone or something difficulty in breathing, e.g. due to heat, a wrapping or covering)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtukɑhdutːɑːˣ/[ˈt̪ukɑ̝hˌdut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to smother, stifle, suffocate (cause someone or something difficulty in breathing, e.g. due to heat, a wrapping or covering)

    transitive
  2. to smother (extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air)

    transitive
  3. to quell, subdue, stifle, repress, suppress, restrain, quash

    transitive
  4. to muffle, stifle (prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

tukahtua + -ttaa

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