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puida

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Finnish

Etymology

puu (wood) + -i(d)a (unusually with a monosyllabic stem); literally "to wood", but could be interpreted as "to hit with wooden flails", hence "to thresh".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpui̯dɑˣ/, [ˈpui̯dɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uidɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pui‧da
  • Hyphenation(key): pui‧da

Verb

puida

  1. (transitive) to thresh (separate the grain from the straw or husks by beating)
  2. (figuratively, transitive, usually atelic) to thrash out, hash out, discuss (an issue)

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

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