purkaa

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurkɑːˣ/,
• Rhymes: -urkɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): pur‧kaa

purkaa (transitive)

1. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces)

   Synonym: purkaa osiin

   1. to untie (a knot), unwind (a bandage, dressing), untwist (a rope), unwrap (package paper), untwine
   2. to unravel (a knitwear), unstitch (a stitch)
   3. to demolish, wreck, tear/pull/take down (a building)
   4. to disentangle, undo, clear (up) (a mess)
   5. to strike (dismantle and take away: a set, wings in theatre)
   6. to defuse (a bomb)
2. to unload, unpack, unlade
   1. to unload (remove cargo, load or burden)
   2. to unpack (contents of a package; baggage)
3. to revoke, rescind, annul
   1. (law) to rescind, reverse (a decision)
   2. to dissolve, liquidate (a company, corporation)
   3. to cancel, annul, revoke (a contract, deal); annul (a marriage)
   4. to break off (an engagement)
4. to discharge, release, vent
   1. to discharge (water, lava, battery)
   2. to vent, take out, let off steam (emotions)
   3. to unburden, lighten (one's heart)
5. (figuratively) to take apart, analyze, examine, review, reflect
6. (sports) to clear (defend by moving the ball away from the defending goal)
7. (computing) to extract (an archive)
8. (cryptography) to decrypt, decipher (a secret message)

   Synonym: purkaa salaus

9. (programming) to destruct (an object)

• “purkaa”, 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 2023-07-01

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurkɑː/,
• Rhymes: -urkɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): pur‧kaa

purkaa

1. second-person plural present imperative of purra

• parkua