Definitions and meaning of puna
puna
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna.
Pronunciation
Noun
puna (plural punas)
- An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Cavineña
Noun
puna
- root of epuna
References
- Antoine Guillaume, A Grammar of Cavineña (2008, →ISBN
Esperanto
Etymology
From puni + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpuna]
- Rhymes: -una
- Hyphenation: pu‧na
Adjective
puna (accusative singular punan, plural punaj, accusative plural punajn)
- Of or relating to punishment; punitive
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *puna. Cognate to Finnish puna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ]
Noun
puna (genitive puna, partitive puna)
- the colour red
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “puna”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *puna (“color, hair”). Cognate with Erzya пона (pona, “hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -unɑ
- Syllabification(key): pu‧na
Noun
puna
- The color red.
- Synonym: ruso
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “puna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
French
Noun
puna f (plural punas)
- puna
Further reading
- “puna”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Verb
puna
- inflection of punar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
- inflection of punir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *puna (“spring of water”), from Proto-Oceanic *puna (“spring of water”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puna (“source; origin”), from Proto-Austronesian *puna (“source; origin”). Cognate to Maori puna, Samoan puna.
Noun
puna
- spring (water source)
- coral, lime, plaster
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *puŋa (“coral rock”) (compare with Maori punga (“coral, anchor”) and pungapunga (“pumice”), Tahitian puʻa (“coral, lime”), Tongan punga, Samoan puga) from Proto-Oceanic *buŋa (“white, porous coral or growth”) (compare with Fijian vuga), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni batu (“coral sponge, lit. 'stone bloom'”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower”) (compare with Malay bunga (“flower”) and bunga karang (“sponge”), Tagalog bunga (“fruit”)). Doublet of pua.
Noun
puna
- coral, lime, plaster
- calcium
- Synonym: kalipuna
Etymology 3
Cognate with Maori pungapunga (“ankle”) and Samoan puga (“groin”).
Noun
puna
- section between joints or nodes, internodes
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
puna
- cuttlebone
Etymology 5
From English spoon.
Noun
puna
- spoon
- Aia i hea ke puna kāwili? ― Where is the stirring spoon?
Related terms
References
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *puna. Cognates include Finnish puna and Estonian puna.
Pronunciation
-
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ]
- Rhymes: -unɑ
- Hyphenation: pu‧na
Noun
puna
- (in compounds) red
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 441
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *puna (“spring of water”), from Proto-Oceanic *puna (“spring of water”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puna (“source; origin”), from Proto-Austronesian *puna (“source; origin”). Cognate to Hawaiian puna, Samoan puna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.na/, [ˈpʉ.nɐ]
Noun
puna
- spring of water; well; pool
Verb
puna
- to well up; to flow
References
Further reading
- “puna” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Pali
Alternative forms
Particle
puna
- again
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
puna
- inflection of punir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Quechua
- Not to be confused with phuña
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
puna
- lofty region, elevated cold plains
- Andean altitude between 4,000m and 5,000m
Declension
Descendants
See also
- (Peruvian ecoregions) Piruwpi sallqasuyukuna; challa, hanka, puna, qhichwa, rupha rupha, sallqa/suni, umawa, yunka (Category: qu:Peruvian ecoregions)
Sakizaya
Noun
puna
- belly button
Samoan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *puna (“spring of water”), from Proto-Oceanic *puna (“spring of water”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puna (“source; origin”), from Proto-Austronesian *puna (“source; origin”). Cognate to Hawaiian puna, Maori puna.
Noun
puna
- spring of water
References
- George Pratt (1861) “puna”, in Samoan dictionary: English and Samoan and Samoan and English with a short grammar of the Samoan dialect, Matautu, Samoa: London Missionary Society Press, page 171
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
puna
- inflection of pun:
- feminine nominative/vocative singular
- indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
- indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuna/ [ˈpu.na]
- Rhymes: -una
- Syllabification: pu‧na
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Quechua puna.
Noun
puna f (plural punas)
- (Latin America) puna, Andean plateau
- (Latin America) altitude sickness
- (Latin America) Cold mountain wind
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
puna
- inflection of punir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “puna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Verb
-puna (infinitive kupuna)
- to wipe off
Conjugation
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- pona — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pu‧na
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- IPA(key): /puˈna/, [pʊˈna]
Noun
puná (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ)
- notice; observation; noticing
- Synonyms: obserbasyon, pansin, reparo
- remark; comment
- Synonyms: komentaryo, pansin
- adverse criticism; objection; criticism
- Synonyms: kritika, pintas, tutol
Derived terms
Further reading
- “puna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *puna.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ]
- Rhymes: -unɑ
- Hyphenation: pu‧na
Noun
puna
- red (colour)
Inflection
Derived terms
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “puna”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Warlpiri
Noun
puna
- ash
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