Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Belarusian пу́каць (púkacʹ), Polish pukać, Russian пу́кать (púkatʹ), Ukrainian пу́кати (púkaty). Semantically, compare Slovene pókniti (to crack, to pop).

Verb

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פּוקען (puken) (past participle געפּוקעט (gepuket))

  1. to burst, to pop

Conjugation

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