puka

See also: puka', puká, pūķa, and пука

English

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

Etymology 3

Maori [Term?]

Noun

puka

1. The evergreen tree Meryta sinclairii, endemic to New Zealand.

   Synonym: pukanui

2. The epiphytic plant Griselinia lucida, native to New Zealand.

   Synonym: akapuka

Anagrams

• Kaup, kapu

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuka/, [ˈpu.ka]
• Hyphenation: pu‧ka

Noun

púka (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜃ)

1. vigil

   Synonyms: lamay, belar

Derived terms

• magpuka
• pagpuka
• pukahan

 

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ka/, [ˈpu.kə]

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. (intransitive) to pass through and out

   Coordinate term: (transitive) hoʻopuka

2. (intransitive) to graduate

   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

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

• 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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˈkaʔ/ [pʊˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: 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