punga

See also: pungă and pungã

English

Noun

punga (plural pungas)

1. Alternative form of ponga.

Anagrams

• Pangu

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian pungă (“bag, purse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpuŋɡɒ]
• Hyphenation: pun‧ga
• Rhymes: -ɡɒ

Noun

punga (plural pungák)

1. (Transylvania, informal) bag (soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc.)

   Synonyms: zacskó, tasak

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	punga	pungák
accusative	pungát	pungákat
dative	pungának	pungáknak
instrumental	pungával	pungákkal
causal-final	pungáért	pungákért
translative	pungává	pungákká
terminative	pungáig	pungákig
essive-formal	pungaként	pungákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	pungában	pungákban
superessive	pungán	pungákon
adessive	pungánál	pungáknál
illative	pungába	pungákba
sublative	pungára	pungákra
allative	pungához	pungákhoz
elative	pungából	pungákból
delative	pungáról	pungákról
ablative	pungától	pungáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	pungáé	pungáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	pungáéi	pungákéi

Possessive forms of punga

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	pungám	pungáim
2nd person sing.	pungád	pungáid
3rd person sing.	pungája	pungái
1st person plural	pungánk	pungáink
2nd person plural	pungátok	pungáitok
3rd person plural	pungájuk	pungáik

Derived terms

• pungás

Compound words

• pungamagyar

Icelandic

Noun

punga

1. indefinite accusative plural of pungur
2. indefinite genitive plural of pungur

Italian

Verb

punga

1. inflection of pungere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• pugna

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *puŋa (“coral rock”), from Proto-Central Pacific *puŋa, from Proto-Oceanic *buŋa (“white, porous coral or growth”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower”, compare *buŋa ni batu (“coral sponge”, literally “stone bloom”)). Cognates include Hawaiian puna (“coral, lime, plaster, calcium”), Tahitian puʻa (“coral, lime”), Tongan punga and Samoan puga. Compare also Fijian vuga. Doublet of pua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋa/ [ˈpʉŋɐ]

Noun

punga

1. coral
2. any silicate or calcite material

   pungarehu: ash

   pungapunga: pumice

3. anchor

Verb

punga

1. to anchor
2. to secure
3. to sink, to fall

Related terms

• pungarehu
• pungapunga
• pungorungoru

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “punga”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpũ.ɡɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpũ.ɡɐ/

• Rhymes: -ũɡɐ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lunfardo punga. Cognate with Spanish punga.

Noun

punga m or f by sense (plural pungas)

1. (Brazil, informal) pickpocket

   Synonyms: (Brazil) punguista, (Brazil) batedor de carteira, (Portugal) carteirista

Derived terms

• punguear
• punguista

Noun

punga f (plural pungas)

1. (Brazil, informal) pickpocketing

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps from an African language.

Noun

punga f (plural pungas)

1. (Brazil, music) a type of samba

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Adjective

punga m or f (plural pungas)

1. (Brazil) useless, of low quality
2. (Brazil, horse racing, of a horse) that usually finishes last in a race

Noun

punga m (plural pungas)

1. (Brazil) a low-performing horse

Further reading

• “punga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “punga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “punga”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “punga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Noun

punga

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of pungă

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpunɡa/ [ˈpũŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -unɡa
• Syllabification: pun‧ga

Adjective

punga m or f (masculine and feminine plural pungas)

1. (slang, Chile) vulgar, rascal, common person

Further reading

• “punga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-punga (infinitive kupunga)

1. to decrease, diminish
2. to exorcise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -punga
Positive present -napunga Subjunctive -punge Negative -pungi Imperative singular punga
Infinitives
Positive kupunga Negative kutopunga
Imperatives
Singular punga Plural pungeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupunga Positive past positive subject concord + -lipunga Negative past negative subject concord + -kupunga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napunga) Singular Plural 1st person ninapunga/napunga tunapunga 2nd person unapunga mnapunga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapunga wanapunga other classes positive subject concord + -napunga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pungi) Singular Plural 1st person sipungi hatupungi 2nd person hupungi hampungi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapungi hawapungi other classes negative subject concord + -pungi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapunga Negative future negative subject concord + -tapunga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -punge) Singular Plural 1st person nipunge tupunge 2nd person upunge mpunge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apunge wapunge other classes positive subject concord + -punge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipunge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepunga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepunga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipunga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipunga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apunga) Singular Plural 1st person napunga twapunga 2nd person wapunga mwapunga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apunga wapunga m-mi(III/IV) wapunga yapunga ji-ma(V/VI) lapunga yapunga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapunga vyapunga n(IX/X) yapunga zapunga u(XI) wapunga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapunga pa(XVI) papunga mu(XVIII) mwapunga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepunga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapunga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japunga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipunga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopunga Consecutive kapunga / positive subject concord + -kapunga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapunge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipunga -tupunga 2nd person -kupunga -wapunga/-kupungeni/-wapungeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpunga -wapunga m-mi(III/IV) -upunga -ipunga ji-ma(V/VI) -lipunga -yapunga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipunga -vipunga n(IX/X) -ipunga -zipunga u(XI) -upunga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupunga pa(XVI) -papunga mu(XVIII) -mupunga Reflexive -jipunga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -punga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pungaye -pungao m-mi(III/IV) -pungao -pungayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pungalo -pungayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pungacho -pungavyo n(IX/X) -pungayo -pungazo u(XI) -pungao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pungako pa(XVI) -pungapo mu(XVIII) -pungamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -punga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepunga -opunga m-mi(III/IV) -opunga -yopunga ji-ma(V/VI) -lopunga -yopunga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopunga -vyopunga n(IX/X) -yopunga -zopunga u(XI) -opunga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopunga pa(XVI) -popunga mu(XVIII) -mopunga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Augmentative: -pungua
  • Causative: -punguza
  • Passive: -pungwa

Swedish

Etymology

pung (“scrotum”) +‎ -a

Verb

punga (present pungar, preterite pungade, supine pungat, imperative punga)

1. (slang) to place (something) between one's penis and scrotum (or in one's underwear more generally, usually for smuggling purposes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of punga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	punga		pungas
supine	pungat		pungats
imperative	punga		—
imper. plural1	pungen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	pungar	pungade	pungas	pungades
ind. plural1	punga	pungade	pungas	pungades
subjunctive2	punge	pungade	punges	pungades
present participle		pungande
past participle		pungad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• punga ut

References

• Fula Ordboken
• Slangopedia

Tagalog

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋa/ [ˈpuː.ŋɐ]
• Rhymes: -uŋa
• Syllabification: pu‧nga

Noun

punga (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ) (derogatory)

1. Chinese person

Related terms

• beho

See also

• pungas

Further reading

• “punga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2157

Anagrams

• upang