puhdas

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • clean; neat, tidy not dirty
  • clean, unpolluted not polluted
  • clear, clean, innocent free of guilt
  • pure, undiluted, absolute, neat; sweet unadulterated, free from extraneous elements
  • net with all deductions or allowances made
  • naked without decoration, put bluntly
  • sheer being only what it seems to be

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *puhtas derived from Proto-Indo-European *puHtos (clean), *pewH- (be clean, pure, cleanse, purify).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pewH-

Gloss

be clean, pure, cleanse, purify

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Property

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