puna

See also puña, and Puna

English

Alternative forms

• Puna

Noun

puna (plural punas)

1. An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.
   • (Can we date this quote?), M. Hermann and T. Bernet, The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence, page 18:

     The overwhelming majority of maca roots are dried after harvest. In the cold, dry atmosphere of the puna the dried roots remain edible for several years. A minor proportion of the freshly harvested roots are roasted in huatias, earthen ovens […]

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Finnish

Noun

puna

1. The red color.

Declension

Declension of puna (type koira) singular plural nominative puna punat genitive punan punien punain1 partitive punaa punia accusative puna punan punat inessive punassa punissa elative punasta punista illative punaan puniin adessive punalla punilla ablative punalta punilta allative punalle punille essive punana punina translative punaksi puniksi instructive – punin abessive punatta punitta comitative – punineen 1) Rare.

Derived terms

• punainen
• punastua

Anagrams

• Panu

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Portuguese

Verb

puna

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of punir
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of punir
3. first-person singular imperative of punir
4. third-person singular imperative of punir

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Spanish

Etymology

From Quechuan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpuna/

Noun

puna f (plural punas)

1. (Latin America) puna, Andean plateau.
2. (Latin America) altitude sickness
3. (Latin America) Cold mountain wind.

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Warlpiri

Noun

puna

1. ash