Puya

See also: puya and PuYa

Translingual

Etymology

From Spanish puya, from Mapudungun puüya.

Proper noun

Puya f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae – puya, bromeliads of the Andes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Bromeliaceae - family; Puyoideae - subfamily

References

• Puya (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Puya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Puya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Noun

Puya (plural Puyas)

1. A group of books written in Ancient Meitei language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.
   • 2018 September 1, Madhu Chandra, “The Effects of the Burning of Meitei Puyas (The Sacred Writings of Manipur)”, in article‎^[1]:

     Puyas may be defined as sacred written records handed down to posterity by the forefathers of the Meiteis. They are a particular kind of old narratives which form a definite class in Manipuri literature.

References

• http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.opinions.The_Effects_of_Burning_of_Meitei_Puyas_By_Madhu_Chandra

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