tukahtua

== Finnish == === Etymology === From the same root as tukkia; tuka- +‎ -htua. Compare tukehtua, which was formed similarly; the two words are variants. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtukɑhtuɑˣ/, [ˈt̪ukɑ̝hˌt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -uɑ Syllabification(key): tu‧kah‧tu‧a Hyphenation(key): tu‧kah‧tua === Verb === tukahtua (intransitive) to suffocate, stifle, smother (be badly out of breath, breathe with great difficulty, e.g. due to heat, a wrapping or covering) Synonym: tukehtua (“to suffocate, choke”) to be smothered (of a fire, etc.: to die out due to lack of oxygen) to be quelled, subdued, stifled, repressed, suppressed, restrained to be muffled or stifled (become unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium) ==== Usage notes ==== tukehtua and tukahtua are largely synonymous; the former is more common when talking about suffocating or asphyxiating (of a person or an animal), while the latter is more common with smothering a fire, muffling a voice or quelling e.g. unrest. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tukahtua”, 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 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === hukuttaa