punga

See also: pungă and pungã

English

Noun

punga (plural pungas)

  1. Alternative form of ponga.

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Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian pungă (“bag, purse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpuŋɡɒ]
  • Hyphenation: pun‧ga
  • Rhymes: -ɡɒ

Noun

punga (plural pungák)

  1. (Transylvania, informal) bag (soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc.)
    Synonyms: zacskó, tasak

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative punga pungák
accusative pungát pungákat
dative pungának pungáknak
instrumental pungával pungákkal
causal-final pungáért pungákért
translative pungává pungákká
terminative pungáig pungákig
essive-formal pungaként pungákként
essive-modal — —
inessive pungában pungákban
superessive pungán pungákon
adessive pungánál pungáknál
illative pungába pungákba
sublative pungára pungákra
allative pungához pungákhoz
elative pungából pungákból
delative pungáról pungákról
ablative pungától pungáktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		pungáé pungáké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		pungáéi pungákéi
Possessive forms of punga
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. pungám pungáim
2nd person sing. pungád pungáid
3rd person sing. pungája pungái
1st person plural pungánk pungáink
2nd person plural pungátok pungáitok
3rd person plural pungájuk pungáik

Derived terms

  • pungás
Compound words
  • pungamagyar

Icelandic

Noun

punga

  1. indefinite accusative plural of pungur
  2. indefinite genitive plural of pungur

Italian

Verb

punga

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

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Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *puŋa (“coral rock”),[1][2] from Proto-Central Pacific *puŋa, from Proto-Oceanic *buŋa (“white, porous coral or growth”),[3] from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower”, compare *buŋa ni batu (“coral sponge”, literally “stone bloom”)). Cognates include Hawaiian puna (“coral, lime, plaster, calcium”), Tahitian puʻa (“coral, lime”), Tongan punga and Samoan puga. Compare also Fijian vuga. Doublet of pua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuŋa/ [ˈpʉŋɐ]

Noun

punga

  1. coral
  2. any silicate or calcite material
    pungarehu: ash
    pungapunga: pumice
  3. anchor

Verb

punga

  1. to anchor
  2. to secure
  3. to sink, to fall

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891), “punga”, in Maori–Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 374
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “PUGA.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
  3. ^ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2003), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎[2], volume 2: The Physical Environment, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 108.

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpũ.ɡɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ũɡɐ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lunfardo punga. Cognate with Spanish punga.

Noun

punga m or f by sense (plural pungas)

  1. (Brazil, informal) pickpocket
    Synonyms: (Brazil) punguista, (Brazil) batedor de carteira, (Portugal) carteirista
Derived terms

Noun

punga f (plural pungas)

  1. (Brazil, informal) pickpocketing

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps from an African language.

Noun

punga f (plural pungas)

  1. (Brazil, music) a type of samba

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Adjective

punga m or f (plural pungas)

  1. (Brazil) useless, of low quality
  2. (Brazil, horse racing, of a horse) that usually finishes last in a race

Noun

punga m (plural pungas)

  1. (Brazil) a low-performing horse

Further reading

Romanian

Noun

punga

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of pungă

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpunɡa/ [ˈpũŋ.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -unɡa
  • Syllabification: pun‧ga

Adjective

punga m or f (masculine and feminine plural pungas)

  1. (slang, Chile) vulgar, rascal, common person

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-punga (infinitive kupunga)

  1. to decrease, diminish
  2. to exorcise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -punga
Positive present -napunga
Subjunctive -punge
Negative -pungi
Imperative singular punga
Infinitives
Positive kupunga
Negative kutopunga
Imperatives
Singular punga
Plural pungeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupunga
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipunga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupunga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napunga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapunga/napunga tunapunga
2nd person unapunga mnapunga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapunga wanapunga
other classes positive subject concord + -napunga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pungi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipungi hatupungi
2nd person hupungi hampungi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapungi hawapungi
other classes negative subject concord + -pungi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapunga
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapunga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -punge)
Singular Plural
1st person nipunge tupunge
2nd person upunge mpunge
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apunge wapunge
other classes positive subject concord + -punge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipunge
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepunga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepunga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipunga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipunga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apunga)
Singular Plural
1st person napunga twapunga
2nd person wapunga mwapunga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apunga wapunga
m-mi(III/IV) wapunga yapunga
ji-ma(V/VI) lapunga yapunga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapunga vyapunga
n(IX/X) yapunga zapunga
u(XI) wapunga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapunga
pa(XVI) papunga
mu(XVIII) mwapunga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepunga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapunga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japunga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipunga
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopunga
Consecutive kapunga / positive subject concord + -kapunga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapunge
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipunga -tupunga
2nd person -kupunga -wapunga/-kupungeni/-wapungeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpunga -wapunga
m-mi(III/IV) -upunga -ipunga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipunga -yapunga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipunga -vipunga
n(IX/X) -ipunga -zipunga
u(XI) -upunga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupunga
pa(XVI) -papunga
mu(XVIII) -mupunga
Reflexive -jipunga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -punga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pungaye -pungao
m-mi(III/IV) -pungao -pungayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pungalo -pungayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pungacho -pungavyo
n(IX/X) -pungayo -pungazo
u(XI) -pungao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pungako
pa(XVI) -pungapo
mu(XVIII) -pungamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -punga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepunga -opunga
m-mi(III/IV) -opunga -yopunga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopunga -yopunga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopunga -vyopunga
n(IX/X) -yopunga -zopunga
u(XI) -opunga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopunga
pa(XVI) -popunga
mu(XVIII) -mopunga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

pung (“scrotum”) +‎ -a

Verb

punga (present pungar, preterite pungade, supine pungat, imperative punga)

  1. (slang) to place (something) between one's penis and scrotum (or in one's underwear more generally, usually for smuggling purposes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of punga (weak)
active passive
infinitive punga pungas
supine pungat pungats
imperative punga —
imper. plural1 pungen —
present past present past
indicative pungar pungade pungas pungades
ind. plural1 punga pungade pungas pungades
subjunctive2 punge pungade punges pungades
present participle pungande
past participle pungad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpuŋa/ [ˈpuː.ŋɐ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋa
  • Syllabification: pu‧nga

Noun

punga (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ) (derogatory)

  1. Chinese person

See also

Further reading

  • “punga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2157

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