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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish puukko.

Noun

puukko (plural puukkos or puukot)

  1. A type of sharp, pointed knife of Nordic heritage, with a short blade and flat back; normally worn in a sheath on the waist, and used for woodcrafts or as a hunting knife.

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Finnish

Etymology

puu (tree, wood) + -kko. Cognate with Ingrian puukko. Reinforced by (or alternatively from) Middle Low German pōk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːkːo/, [ˈpuːkːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -uːkːo
  • Syllabification(key): puuk‧ko
  • Hyphenation(key): puuk‧ko

Noun

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puukko

  1. knife, hunting knife
    Synonyms: see veitsi
    saada puukostato get stabbed (literally, “to get (some) out of a knife”)
  2. (specifically) puukko (type of knife)

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

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Ingrian

Etymology

From puu (wood) + -kko. Akin to Finnish puukko.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpuːkːo/, [ˈpuːkːŏ̞̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpuːkːoi̯/, [ˈpuːkːo̞i̯]
  • Rhymes: -uːkːo, -uːkːoi̯
  • Hyphenation: puuk‧ko

Noun

puukko

  1. hunting knife

Declension

More information Declension of (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation), singular ...

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References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 445

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish puukko.

Pronunciation

Noun

puukko

  1. (Finnish) knife, puukko

Inflection

More information Declension of (type II/võrkko, kk-k gradation), singular ...

References

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