purkaa

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurkɑːˣ/, [ˈpurkɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -urkɑː
• Syllabification^(key): pur‧kaa
• Hyphenation^(key): pur‧kaa

purkaa (transitive)

1. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces; possibly with osiin (“into parts”) for clarity)

   purkaa osiksi ― to disassemble for parts, strip for parts

   1. to untie (a knot), unwind (a bandage, dressing), untwist (a rope), unwrap (package paper), untwine
   2. to unravel (a knitwear), unstitch (a stitch), frog (yarn)
   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)
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. to undo a state in which something is ready to use, make no longer ready
   1. to defuse (a bomb)
   2. to disarm (render into a state in which something is no longer armed) (usually with viritys)
6. (figuratively) to take apart, analyze, examine, review, reflect
7. (sports) to clear (defend by moving the ball away from the defending goal)
8. (computing) to extract (an archive)
9. (cryptography) to decrypt, decipher (a secret message)

   Synonym: purkaa salaus

10. (programming) to destruct (an object)

• “purkaa”, 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 1 July 2023

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

purkaa

1. second-person plural present imperative of purra

• parkua