pukea

From Proto-Finnic *pukëdak, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *puke-. Cognate to Estonian pugema, Livonian pu’ggõ and Veps pugetada.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpukeɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ukeɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pu‧kea

pukea

1. (transitive) to put on, don (clothes; often with päälle)

   On niin kylmä että pitää pukea takki (päälle).

   It's so cold that I have to put a coat on.

2. (transitive) to dress (up), clothe (a person)

   pukea hienoksi ― to dress up (in fine clothes)

   samettiin puettu ― velvet-clad

   Olen vasta pukemassa päälleni.

   I'm still getting dressed.

3. (figuratively, transitive) to express in some form, formulate, turn into

   pukea sanoiksi ― to express in words

   pukea runomuotoon ― to express as poetry, turn into poetry

4. (figuratively, transitive) to make look a certain way; paint, cover, decorate, adorn, etc.

   lumi pukee maan valkeaan ― snow paints the ground white

5. (figuratively, transitive, usually atelic) to suit, become

   Tuo hattu pukee sinua.

   That hat becomes you.

   Kyyneleet eivät pue sinua.

   Tears don't suit you.

• “pukea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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