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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pucki, from Proto-Uralic *pučke (hollow plant stalk). Cognates include Estonian putk, Salaca Livonian puķķ (whence Latvian puķe, Latgalian puče), Veps butk, Northern Sami boska (angelica), Erzya почко (počko, roll, coil), and Tundra Nenets пуд (pūd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈputki/, [ˈput̪k̟i]
  • Rhymes: -utki
  • Syllabification(key): put‧ki
  • Hyphenation(key): put‧ki

Noun

putki

  1. tube, pipe, duct, conduit (long, hollow object, often cylindrical, used to convey fluids or loose solids)
    vesiputkiwater pipe
  2. pipeline (conduit made of pipes)
  3. barrel (of a large calibre firearm)
    Near-synonym: piippu
  4. streak (continuous series of like events)
    voittoputkiwinning streak
  5. bout, binge (period of something)
    ryyppyputkidrinking bout
  6. (figuratively) pipeline (system through which something is conducted)
    Uusi ohjelmaversio on putkessa.
    A new version of the software is in the pipeline.
  7. cow parsley (plant in the family Apiaceae similar to Anthriscus sylvestris)
  8. (computing) pipe

Usage notes

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

compounds

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pucki. Cognates include Finnish putki and Estonian putk.

Pronunciation

Noun

putki

  1. cow parsley (plant similar to Anthriscus sylvestris)

Declension

More information Declension of (type 5/lehti, k- gradation), singular ...

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 444
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Votic

Alternative forms

  • putkõ

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pucki. The -ki may be inspired either by the form putkõ, or be influence from Ingrian putki.

Pronunciation

Noun

putki

  1. hollow trunk of a plant

Inflection

More information Declension of (type VII/nimi, tk-dg gradation), singular ...

References

  • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “putki”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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