puuhka

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːhkɑ/,
• Rhymes: -uːhkɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): puuh‧ka

Borrowed from Russian пух (pux, “down, fuzz”), from Old East Slavic пухъ (puxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *puxъ.

puuhka

1. muff, hand muff (piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm)

   Synonyms: käsipuuhka, muhvi

2. boa (type of long scarf; typically made from fur or synthetic or real feathers)

• “puuhka”, 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 2024-01-01

Variant of puuska.

puuhka

1. Synonym of puuska (“position with arms crossed”)

   laittaa kädet puuhkaan ― to cross one's arms

• puhkua