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From Proto-Finnic *puhtas (compare Estonian puhas, Karelian puhaš, Veps puhtaz), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *puHtás (compare Sanskrit पूत (pūta)), from Proto-Indo-European *puH-tó-s (clean).

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuhdɑs/, [ˈpuxdɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -uhdɑs
  • Hyphenation(key): puh‧das

puhdas (comparative puhtaampi, superlative puhtain)

  1. clean; neat, tidy (not dirty)
  2. clear, unpolluted (not polluted)
  3. clear, clean, innocent (free of guilt)

    Omatuntoni on puhdas.

    My conscience is clear.
  4. pure, undiluted, absolute, neat; sweet (unadulterated; free from extraneous elements)
    puhdas kultapure gold
    puhdas alkoholiabsolute alcohol
  5. net (with all deductions or allowances made)
    puhdas voittonet profit
  6. naked (without decoration, put bluntly)

    Tämä on puhdas totuus.

    This is the naked truth.
  7. sheer (being only what it seems to be)

    Tämä teksti on puhdasta hölynpölyä.

    This text is sheer nonsense.
  8. (music) perfect
  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN