puna

Alternative forms

• Puna

Etymology

From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːnə

Noun

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 […]

Anagrams

• napu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuna/, [ˈpu̞.nä]

Noun

puna

1. definite nominative singular of punë

Noun

puna

1. root of epuna

References

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

Etymology

From puni +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. Of or relating to punishment; punitive

   punaj metodoj; puna ekspedicio

   punitive methods, expedition

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑ/, [ˈpunɑ]

Noun

puna (genitive puna, partitive puna)

1. the colour red

References

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

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
• Hyphenation^(key): pu‧na

Noun

puna

1. The color red.

   Synonyms: punainen (most common term), ruso

Further reading

• “puna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

• Panu

Noun

puna f (plural punas)

1. puna

Further reading

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

Verb

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