puna

See also: Puna, puña, and puñá

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 […]

Derived terms

• puna canastero
• puna ground tyrant
• puna ibis
• puna miner
• puna plover
• puna snipe
• puna tapaculo
• puna teal
• puna thistletail
• puna tinamou
• puna yellow finch

 

Anagrams

• napu

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Cavineña

Noun

puna

1. root of epuna

References

• Antoine Guillaume, A Grammar of Cavineña (2008, →ISBN

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Estonian

Etymology

From . Cognate to Finnish puna.

Noun

puna (genitive puna, partitive puna)

1. the colour red

Declension

Declension of puna (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		puna	punad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	puna
genitive			punade
partitive		puna	punasid
illative		punna punasse	punadesse
inessive		punas	punades
elative		punast	punadest
allative		punale	punadele
adessive		punal	punadel
ablative		punalt	punadelt
translative		punaks	punadeks
terminative		punani	punadeni
essive		punana	punadena
abessive		punata	punadeta
comitative		punaga	punadega

Derived terms

• punane
• punakas

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Finnish

Etymology

From , from Proto-Finno-Ugric *puna (“color, hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ̝]

Noun

puna

1. The color red.

Declension

Inflection of puna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		puna	punat
genitive		punan	punien
partitive		punaa	punia
illative		punaan	puniin
		singular	plural
nominative		puna	punat
accusative	nom.	puna	punat
	gen.	punan
genitive		punan	punien punain rare
partitive		punaa	punia
inessive		punassa	punissa
elative		punasta	punista
illative		punaan	puniin
adessive		punalla	punilla
ablative		punalta	punilta
allative		punalle	punille
essive		punana	punina
translative		punaksi	puniksi
abessive		punatta	punitta
instructive		—	punin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of puna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative punani punani accusative nom. punani punani gen. punani genitive punani punieni punaini rare partitive punaani puniani inessive punassani punissani elative punastani punistani illative punaani puniini adessive punallani punillani ablative punaltani puniltani allative punalleni punilleni essive punanani puninani translative punakseni punikseni abessive punattani punittani instructive — — comitative — punineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative punasi punasi accusative nom. punasi punasi gen. punasi genitive punasi puniesi punaisi rare partitive punaasi puniasi inessive punassasi punissasi elative punastasi punistasi illative punaasi puniisi adessive punallasi punillasi ablative punaltasi puniltasi allative punallesi punillesi essive punanasi puninasi translative punaksesi puniksesi abessive punattasi punittasi instructive — — comitative — puninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative punamme punamme accusative nom. punamme punamme gen. punamme genitive punamme puniemme punaimme rare partitive punaamme puniamme inessive punassamme punissamme elative punastamme punistamme illative punaamme puniimme adessive punallamme punillamme ablative punaltamme puniltamme allative punallemme punillemme essive punanamme puninamme translative punaksemme puniksemme abessive punattamme punittamme instructive — — comitative — puninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative punanne punanne accusative nom. punanne punanne gen. punanne genitive punanne punienne punainne rare partitive punaanne punianne inessive punassanne punissanne elative punastanne punistanne illative punaanne puniinne adessive punallanne punillanne ablative punaltanne puniltanne allative punallenne punillenne essive punananne puninanne translative punaksenne puniksenne abessive punattanne punittanne instructive — — comitative — puninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative punansa punansa accusative nom. punansa punansa gen. punansa genitive punansa puniensa punainsa rare partitive punaansa puniaan puniansa inessive punassaan punassansa punissaan punissansa elative punastaan punastansa punistaan punistansa illative punaansa puniinsa adessive punallaan punallansa punillaan punillansa ablative punaltaan punaltansa puniltaan puniltansa allative punalleen punallensa punilleen punillensa essive punanaan punanansa puninaan puninansa translative punakseen punaksensa punikseen puniksensa abessive punattaan punattansa punittaan punittansa instructive — — comitative — punineen puninensa

Derived terms

• punainen
• punastua
• punaviini
• punatukkainen
• punastus

Anagrams

• Panu

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Hawaiian

Noun

1. spring (water source)
2. coral, lime, plaster
3. spoon

   Aia i hea ke puna kāwili? ― Where is the stirring spoon?

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀼𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• पुन (Devanagari script)
• পুন (Bengali script)
• පුන (Sinhalese script)
• ပုန or ပုၼ (Burmese script)
• ปุน or ปุนะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩩᨶ or ᨸᩩᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຸນ or ປຸນະ (Lao script)
• បុន (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄪𑄚 (Chakma script)

Particle

puna

1. again

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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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Quechua

Not to be confused with phuña

Noun

puna

1. lofty region, elevated cold plains
2. Andean altitude between 4,000m and 5,000m

Declension

declension of puna

	singular	plural
nominative	puna	punakuna
accusative	punata	punakunata
dative	punaman	punakunaman
genitive	punap	punakunap
locative	punapi	punakunapi
terminative	punakama	punakunakama
ablative	punamanta	punakunamanta
instrumental	punawan	punakunawan
comitative	punantin	punakunantin
abessive	punannaq	punakunannaq
comparative	punahina	punakunahina
causative	punarayku	punakunarayku
benefactive	punapaq	punakunapaq
associative	punapura	punakunapura
distributive	punanka	punakunanka
exclusive	punalla	punakunalla

possessive forms of puna

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	punay	punaykuna
accusative	punayta	punaykunata
dative	punayman	punaykunaman
genitive	punaypa	punaykunap
locative	punaypi	punaykunapi
terminative	punaykama	punaykunakama
ablative	punaymanta	punaykunamanta
instrumental	punaywan	punaykunawan
comitative	punaynintin	punaykunantin
abessive	punayninnaq	punaykunannaq
comparative	punayhina	punaykunahina
causative	punayrayku	punaykunarayku
benefactive	punaypaq	punaykunapaq
associative	punaypura	punaykunapura
distributive	punayninka	punaykunanka
exclusive	punaylla	punaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	punayki	punaykikuna
accusative	punaykita	punaykikunata
dative	punaykiman	punaykikunaman
genitive	punaykipa	punaykikunap
locative	punaykipi	punaykikunapi
terminative	punaykikama	punaykikunakama
ablative	punaykimanta	punaykikunamanta
instrumental	punaykiwan	punaykikunawan
comitative	punaykintin	punaykikunantin
abessive	punaykinnaq	punaykikunannaq
comparative	punaykihina	punaykikunahina
causative	punaykirayku	punaykikunarayku
benefactive	punaykipaq	punaykikunapaq
associative	punaykipura	punaykikunapura
distributive	punaykinka	punaykikunanka
exclusive	punaykilla	punaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	punan	punankuna
accusative	punanta	punankunata
dative	punanman	punankunaman
genitive	punanpa	punankunap
locative	punanpi	punankunapi
terminative	punankama	punankunakama
ablative	punanmanta	punankunamanta
instrumental	punanwan	punankunawan
comitative	punanintin	punankunantin
abessive	punanninnaq	punankunannaq
comparative	punanhina	punankunahina
causative	punanrayku	punankunarayku
benefactive	punanpaq	punankunapaq
associative	punanpura	punankunapura
distributive	punaninka	punankunanka
exclusive	punanlla	punankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	punanchik	punanchikkuna
accusative	punanchikta	punanchikkunata
dative	punanchikman	punanchikkunaman
genitive	punanchikpa	punanchikkunap
locative	punanchikpi	punanchikkunapi
terminative	punanchikkama	punanchikkunakama
ablative	punanchikmanta	punanchikkunamanta
instrumental	punanchikwan	punanchikkunawan
comitative	punanchiknintin	punanchikkunantin
abessive	punanchikninnaq	punanchikkunannaq
comparative	punanchikhina	punanchikkunahina
causative	punanchikrayku	punanchikkunarayku
benefactive	punanchikpaq	punanchikkunapaq
associative	punanchikpura	punanchikkunapura
distributive	punanchikninka	punanchikkunanka
exclusive	punanchiklla	punanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	punayku	punaykukuna
accusative	punaykuta	punaykukunata
dative	punaykuman	punaykukunaman
genitive	punaykupa	punaykukunap
locative	punaykupi	punaykukunapi
terminative	punaykukama	punaykukunakama
ablative	punaykumanta	punaykukunamanta
instrumental	punaykuwan	punaykukunawan
comitative	punaykuntin	punaykukunantin
abessive	punaykunnaq	punaykukunannaq
comparative	punaykuhina	punaykukunahina
causative	punaykurayku	punaykukunarayku
benefactive	punaykupaq	punaykukunapaq
associative	punaykupura	punaykukunapura
distributive	punaykunka	punaykukunanka
exclusive	punaykulla	punaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	punaykichik	punaykichikkuna
accusative	punaykichikta	punaykichikkunata
dative	punaykichikman	punaykichikkunaman
genitive	punaykichikpa	punaykichikkunap
locative	punaykichikpi	punaykichikkunapi
terminative	punaykichikkama	punaykichikkunakama
ablative	punaykichikmanta	punaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	punaykichikwan	punaykichikkunawan
comitative	punaykichiknintin	punaykichikkunantin
abessive	punaykichikninnaq	punaykichikkunannaq
comparative	punaykichikhina	punaykichikkunahina
causative	punaykichikrayku	punaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	punaykichikpaq	punaykichikkunapaq
associative	punaykichikpura	punaykichikkunapura
distributive	punaykichikninka	punaykichikkunanka
exclusive	punaykichiklla	punaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	punanku	punankukuna
accusative	punankuta	punankukunata
dative	punankuman	punankukunaman
genitive	punankupa	punankukunap
locative	punankupi	punankukunapi
terminative	punankukama	punankukunakama
ablative	punankumanta	punankukunamanta
instrumental	punankuwan	punankukunawan
comitative	punankuntin	punankukunantin
abessive	punankunnaq	punankukunannaq
comparative	punankuhina	punankukunahina
causative	punankurayku	punankukunarayku
benefactive	punankupaq	punankukunapaq
associative	punankupura	punankukunapura
distributive	punankunka	punankukunanka
exclusive	punankulla	punankukunalla

See also

• (Peruvian ecoregions) Piruwpi sallqasuyukuna; challa, hanka, puna, qhichwa, rupha rupha, sallqa/suni, umawa, yunka ^{(Category: qu:Peruvian ecoregions)}

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Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

puna

1. inflection of pun:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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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Tagalog

Noun

puná

1. notice; observation; noticing
2. remark; comment
3. adverse criticism; objection; criticism

Synonyms

• (notice): obserbasyon, pansin, reparo
• (remark): komentaryo, pansin
• (criticism): kritika, pintas, tutol

Derived terms

Terms derived from puna

• kapuna-puna
• mamumuna
• mapagpuna
• mapamuna
• mapuna
• mapunahin
• pagpuna
• pamumuna
• pamumunang mapagbuo
• pamumunang mapanira
• pumuna
• punahin
• tagapuna

 

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Votic

Etymology

From .

Noun

puna

1. red (colour)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• punanõ

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

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Warlpiri

Noun

puna

1. ash