puka
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”).
Noun[edit]
puka (plural pukas)
- A small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to make necklaces.
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Irish púca (“hobgoblin”).
Noun[edit]
puka (plural pukas)
- Alternative form of pooka
- 2012, Nwaocha Ogechukwu, The Devil: What Does He Look Like?, →ISBN, page 45:
- In contrast, the puca (faeries) of Celtic folklore instill a similar psychological fear in those who believe in them just as the devil in Christianity creates fear in Christians
Anagrams[edit]
Bikol Central[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
púka (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜃ)
Derived terms[edit]
Guaraní[edit]
Verb[edit]
puka
- to laugh
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of puka
Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *puta. Compare Maori puta.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puka
- hole, gate, doorway
- puka lani, puka o kalani
- gate of heaven, heaven's gate
- a snare, a trap
- Synonym: kīpuka
Descendants[edit]
- → English: pooka
Verb[edit]
puka
- to pass through and out (intransitive)
- Coordinate term: (transitive) hoʻopuka
- to graduate (intransitive)
- Coordinate term: (transitive) hoʻopuka
- to be said, to be spoken, to be issued
- to win, to profit, to gain
Further reading[edit]
Kanakanabu[edit]
Noun[edit]
puka
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
puka
Quechua[edit]
Adjective[edit]
puka
See also[edit]
yuraq | uqi | titi, yana |
puka; panti | killmu, willapi, aruma (see also: q'illu); allqa, ch'umpi |
q'illu |
q'umir, waylla | ||
qhusi | uqi | anqas |
panti | panti; kulli, sañi, |
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German puke.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puka c
Declension[edit]
Declension of puka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | puka | pukan | pukor | pukorna |
Genitive | pukas | pukans | pukors | pukornas |
Synonyms[edit]
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Anagrams[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pukâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ)
Warlpiri[edit]
Adjective[edit]
puka
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