puka
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”).
Noun
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
Borrowed from Irish púca (“hobgoblin”).
Noun
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
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *puta. Compare Maori puta.
Pronunciation
Noun
- hole, gate, doorway
- puka lani, puka o kalani
- gate of heaven, heaven's gate
- a snare, a trap
- Synonym: kīpuka
Descendants
- → English: pooka
Verb
- 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
Kanakanabu
Noun
puka
Polish
Pronunciation
Verb
puka
Quechua
Adjective
puka
See also
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
Etymology
From Middle Low German puke.
Pronunciation
Noun
puka c
Declension
Declension of puka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | puka | pukan | pukor | pukorna |
Genitive | pukas | pukans | pukors | pukornas |
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Anagrams
Tagalog
Adjective
pukâ
- rotten (referring to the end of a post that has been long in the ground)
Synonyms
Warlpiri
Adjective
puka
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