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tukehtua.

to suffocate, choke, asphyxiate, smother, stifle (suffer from an insufficient oxygen supply to the body; die from this)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtukehtuɑˣ/[ˈt̪uk̟e̞hˌt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to suffocate, choke, asphyxiate, smother, stifle (suffer from an insufficient oxygen supply to the body; die from this)

    intransitive
  2. synonym of tukahtua (“to be smothered; to be muffled or stifled”)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From the same root as tukkia; tuke- + -htua. Compare tukahtua, which was formed similarly; the two words are variants.

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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.