Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *pühkidäk.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pühkima (da-infinitive pühkida)

  1. (colloquial) to scurry, to dash, to race, to tear along
  2. to brush off, to sweep off, to wipe off
  3. to wipe, to wipe down

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • pühkima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009