puna

• Puna

From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna.

• Rhymes: -uːnə

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.
   • 2009, M. Hermann, 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 […]

• napu

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuna/, [ˈpu̞.nä]

puna

1. definite nominative singular of punë

puna

1. root of epuna

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

From puni +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpuna]
• Rhymes: -una
• Hyphenation: pu‧na

puna (accusative singular punan, plural punaj, accusative plural punajn)

1. Of or relating to punishment; punitive

   punaj metodoj; puna ekspedicio

   punitive methods, expedition

From Proto-Finnic *puna. Cognate to Finnish puna.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ]

puna (genitive puna, partitive puna)

1. the colour red

• punane
• punakas

• “puna”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

From Proto-Finnic *puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *puna (“color, hair”). Cognate with Erzya пона (pona, “hair”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -unɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pu‧na

puna

1. The color red.

   Synonyms: punainen (most common term), ruso

• “puna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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

• Panu

puna f (plural punas)

1. puna

• “puna”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

puna

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

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.^[1][2][3]

puna

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

From Proto-Polynesian *puŋa (“coral rock”) (compare with Maori punga (“coral, anchor”) and pungapunga (“pumice”), Tahitian puʻa (“coral, lime”), Tongan punga, Samoan puga)^[1] 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”)).^[4][5] Doublet of pua.

puna

1. coral, lime, plaster
2. calcium

   Synonym: kalipuna

Cognate with Maori pungapunga (“ankle”) and Samoan puga (“groin”).^[6]

puna

1. section between joints or nodes, internodes

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

puna

1. cuttlebone

From English spoon.

puna

1. spoon

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

• punapuna

From Proto-Finnic *puna. Cognates include Finnish puna and Estonian puna.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ]
• Rhymes: -unɑ
• Hyphenation: pu‧na

puna

1. (in compounds) red

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 441

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.^[1][2][3]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.na/, [ˈpʉ.nɐ]

puna

1. spring of water; well; pool

puna

1. to well up; to flow

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

puna

1. again

• Hyphenation: pu‧na

puna

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

Not to be confused with phuña

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

puna

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

• → Spanish: puna
  • → English: puna

• (Peruvian ecoregions) Piruwpi allpa suyukuna; challa, hanka, puna, qichwa/qhichwa, rupha rupha, sallqasuni, umawa, yunka ^{(Category: qu:Peruvian ecoregions)}

• IPA^(key): /pu.ˈna/, [pu.ˈna]

puna

1. belly button

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.^[1][2]

puna

1. spring of water

• 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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuna/ [ˈpu.na]
• Rhymes: -una
• Syllabification: pu‧na

Borrowed from Quechua puna.

puna f (plural punas)

1. (Latin America) puna, Andean plateau
2. (Latin America) altitude sickness
3. (Latin America) Cold mountain wind

• → English: puna

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

puna

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

• “puna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

-puna (infinitive kupuna)

1. to wipe off

• pona — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˈna/ [pʊˈn̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pu‧na

puná (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ)

1. notice; observation; noticing

   Synonyms: obserbasyon, pansin, reparo

2. remark; comment

   Synonyms: komentaryo, pansin

3. adverse criticism; objection; criticism

   Synonyms: kritika, pintas, tutol

• “puna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• upan

From Proto-Finnic *puna.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ]
• Rhymes: -unɑ
• Hyphenation: pu‧na

puna

1. red (colour)

• punanõ

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “puna”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat, 2nd edition, Tallinn

puna

1. ash