puhki

Finnish

Etymology 1

From puhk- +‎ -i; see puhjeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuhki(ˣ)/, [ˈpuxk̟i(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uhki
• Hyphenation^(key): puh‧ki

Adverb

puhki

1. punctured, burst, blown out, broken (with a hole)

   olla puhki ― to be punctured or burst (have a hole)

   mennä puhki ― to puncture, burst open, blow out

2. right through, punching a hole in
3. (colloquial) tired, exhausted

Derived terms

• puhkaista
• puhkinainen

 

idioms

• miettiä päänsä puhki

 

Further reading

• “puhki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuhki/, [ˈpuxk̟i] (third-person indicative)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpuhkiˣ/, [ˈpuxk̟i(ʔ)] (imperative, indicative connegative)
• Rhymes: -uhki
• Hyphenation^(key): puh‧ki

Verb

puhki

1. inflection of puhkia:
   1. third-person singular past indicative
   2. present active indicative connegative
   3. second-person singular present imperative
   4. second-person singular present active imperative connegative