puka

See also: pūķa and пука

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːkə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”).

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.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Irish púca (“hobgoblin”).

Noun

puka (plural pukas)

1. 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

• Kaup, kapu

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Bikol Central

Verb

puka

1. to vigil, particularly, to refrain sleeping in order to offer oneself in prayer.

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *puta. Compare Maori puta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ka/, [ˈpukə]

Noun

puka

1. hole, gate, doorway

   puka lani, puka o kalani

   gate of heaven, heaven's gate

2. a snare, a trap

   Synonym: kīpuka

Descendants

• → English: pooka

Verb

puka

1. to pass through and out (intransitive)

   Coordinate term: (transitive) hoʻopuka

2. to graduate (intransitive)

   Coordinate term: (transitive) hoʻopuka

3. to be said, to be spoken, to be issued

   Coordinate term: (transitive: to say, to speak, to issue) hoʻopuka

4. to win, to profit, to gain

Further reading

• Entry at Wehewehe.org

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Kanakanabu

Noun

puka

1. owl

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ka/
• Hyphenation: pu‧ka
• Rhymes: -uka

Verb

puka

1. third-person singular present of pukać

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Quechua

Adjective

puka

1. red

See also

Colors in Quechua · llimphikuna (layout · text)
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,

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German puke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²pʉ̟ːka/

Noun

puka c

1. (music) kettledrum

Declension

Declension of puka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	puka	pukan	pukor	pukorna
Genitive	pukas	pukans	pukors	pukornas

Synonyms

• timpani

Derived terms

• pukslagare

References

• puka in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Anagrams

• kupa

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Tagalog

Adjective

pukâ

1. rotten (referring to the end of a post that has been long in the ground)

Synonyms

• bulok

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Warlpiri

Adjective

puka

1. rotten