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pukea

Pronunciation: /ˈpukeɑˣ/

“pukea” is a Finnish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to put on, don (clothes; often with päälle)
  2. to dress (up), clothe (a person)
  3. to express in some form, formulate, turn into
  4. to make look a certain way; paint, cover, decorate, adorn, etc.
  5. to suit, become

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pukëdak (compare Livonian pu’ggõ), possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *puke-.

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