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See also: puka', puká, pūķa, and пука

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːkə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːkə

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

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuka/,
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ka

Noun

púka (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜃ)

  1. vigil
    Synonyms: lamay, belar

Derived terms

Guaraní

Verb

puka

  1. to laugh

Conjugation

    Conjugation of puka
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
active
indicative che apuka nde repuka ha'e opuka ñande japuka ore ropuka peẽ pepuka ha'ekuéra opuka/opuka hikuái
hortative tapuka che terepuka nde topuka ha'e tajapuka ñande taropuka ore tapepuka peẽ topuka ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - epuka - - - pepuka -
passive
indicative che ajepuka nde rejepuka ha'e ojepuka ñande jajepuka ore rojepuka peẽ pejepuka ha'ekuéra ojepuka/ojepuka hikuái
hortative tajepuka che terejepuka nde tojepuka ha'e tajajepuka ñande tarojepuka ore tapejepuka peẽ tojepuka ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - ejepuka - - - pejepuka -
reciprocal
indicative - - - ñande jajopuka ore rojopuka peẽ pejopuka ha'ekuéra ojopuka/ojopuka hikuái
hortative - - - tajajopuka ñande tarojopuka ore tapejopuka peẽ tojopuka ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - - - - - pejopuka -
coactive
indicative che ambopuka nde rembopuka ha'e ombopuka ñande ñambopuka ore rombopuka peẽ pembopuka ha'ekuéra ombopuka/ombopuka hikuái
hortative tambopuka che terembopuka nde tombopuka ha'e tañambopuka ñande tarombopuka ore tapembopuka peẽ tombopuka ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - embopuka - - - pembopuka -
objective
indicative che aropuka/agueropuka nde reropuka/regueropuka ha'e oropuka/ogueropuka ñande jaropuka/jagueropuka ore roropuka/rogueropuka peẽ peropuka/pegueropuka ha'ekuéra oropuka/ogueropuka//oropuka/ogueropuka hikuái
hortative taropuka/tagueropuka che tereropuka/teregueropuka nde toropuka/togueropuka ha'e tajaropuka/tajagueropuka ñande taroropuka/tarogueropuka ore taperopuka/tapegueropuka peẽ toropuka/togueropuka ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - eropuka/egueropuka - - - peropuka/pegueropuka -
subsuntive¹
indicative che aporopuka/amba'epuka nde reporopuka/remba'epuka ha'e oporopuka/omba'epuka ñande japoropuka/ñamba'epuka ore roporopuka/romba'epuka peẽ peporopuka/pemba'epuka ha'ekuéra oporopuka/omba'epuka//oporopuka/omba'epuka hikuái
hortative taporopuka/tamba'epuka che tereporopuka/teremba'epuka nde toporopuka/tomba'epuka ha'e tajaporopuka/tañamba'epuka ñande taroporopuka/taromba'epuka ore tapeporopuka/tapemba'epuka peẽ toporopuka/tomba'epuka ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - eporopuka/emba'epuka - - - peporopuka/pemba'epuka -
¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals.

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *puta. Compare Maori puta.

Pronunciation

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

Kanakanabu

Noun

puka

  1. owl

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

puka

  1. third-person singular present of pukać

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,             

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German puke.

Pronunciation

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

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈkaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ka

Adjective

pukâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ)

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

Warlpiri

Adjective

puka

  1. rotten
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