different between authentic vs pukka

English

Alternative forms

• authentical, authentick, authenticke, authentique (all archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English authentik, from Old French autentique, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (authentikós, “principal, genuine”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (authént?s, “lord, master”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?.???n.t?k/, /?.???n.t?k/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /?.???n.t?k/

Adjective

authentic (comparative more authentic, superlative most authentic)

1. Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.

   The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.

2. Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.

   The report was completely authentic.

   an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information

3. (music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
4. (obsolete) authoritative
   • 1641, John Milton, Of Prelatical Episcopacy.

Synonyms

• (of the claimed origin): genuine, real, bonafide, bona fide, unfaked
• (conforming to fact): reliable, trustworthy, credible, unfaked

Antonyms

• (not of the claimed origin): phony, fake; ingenuine, inauthentic, unauthentic

Derived terms

Translations

References

• authentic at OneLook Dictionary Search
• authentic in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• authentic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Hindi ????? (pakk?, “certain, sure”), Punjabi ???? (pakk?, “mature, ripe; cooked; strong, substantial; genuine, sound, true, valid”) and Urdu ???? (pakk?, “mature, ripe; cooked; strong, substantial; genuine, sound, true, valid”), from Sanskrit ???? (pakva, “baked, cooked, roasted”), from ???? (pacati, “to bake, cook, roast”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?k?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?k?/
• Hyphenation: puk?ka

Adjective

pukka (comparative more pukka, superlative most pukka)

1. (originally South Asia) Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable or proper.
2. Superior or of high quality; first-class.
3. (Britain, slang) Excellent, fantastic, great.

Alternative forms

• pucka
• pucca

Antonyms

• kutcha

Derived terms

• pukka sahib
• pukkaness

Translations

Further reading

• pukka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Kupka