puka

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 2 Hawaiian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Descendants 3 Warlpiri 3.1 Adjective

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Noun

puka (plural pukas)

1. 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.

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[edit] Hawaiian

[edit] Noun

puka

1. hole, gate, doorway

   puka lani, "puka o kalani", "gate of heaven", "heaven's gate"

[edit] Descendants

English pooka

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[edit] Warlpiri

[edit] Adjective

puka

1. rotten