puka
See also: pūķa
Contents
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
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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
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Anagrams[edit]
Hawaiian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puka
Descendants[edit]
- → English: pooka
Polish[edit]
Verb[edit]
puka
Quechua[edit]
Adjective[edit]
puka
See also[edit]
Colors in Quechua · llimphikuna (layout · text) | |||||
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yuraq | uqi | titi, yana | allqa, ch'umpi | ||
puka | killmu, willapi, aruma (see also: q'illu) |
q'illu | |||
q'umir, waylla | qhusi | ||||
anqas | kulli, sañi |
Tagalog[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pukâ
- rotten (referring to the end of a post that has been long in the ground)
Synonyms[edit]
Warlpiri[edit]
Adjective[edit]
puka
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