different between dua vs pua

English

Noun

dua (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of du'a'

Anagrams

• ADU, AUD, Adu, Au.D., DAU, UDA, Uda, aud., dau

Akan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [düíà]

Noun

dua

1. tail

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [düìá]

Noun

dua

1. tree

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Albanian

Alternative forms

• due (Gheg)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?dua]

Etymology 1

From Old Albanian duo, from either:

• Proto-Albanian *d?usnja, from Proto-Indo-European *?eus- (compare English choose, Greek ????? (géfsi, “taste”), Italian gustare (“to taste”)); or
• *du?m, from Proto-Albanian *du?s-mi, from Proto-Indo-European *deus- (compare English tire, Ancient Greek ??????? (deúomai, “to lack”)).

Verb

dua (first-person singular past tense desha, participle dashur)

1. I want
2. I love

Conjugation

Usage notes

• të dua

Derived terms

Related terms

• duhem

References

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *d?ma, from Proto-Indo-European *deh1-mn, from the root *dh1 (“band”). Cognate to Ancient Greek -???? (-d?ma, “band”) and Sanskrit ????? (d??man-, “band”).

Noun

dua m

1. sheaf

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (du???).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [du.?]

Noun

dua (definite accusative duan?, plural dualar)

1. prayer

Declension

Derived terms

• dua etm?k

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

dua

1. two

Breton

Etymology

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

Verb

dua (mutated o tua)

1. to blacken

Mutation

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dua/

Numeral

dua

1. two

Buginese

Alternative forms

• ???

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

dua (Lontara spelling ???)

1. two

Central Melanau

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

dua

1. two

Crimean Tatar

Noun

dua

1. prayer

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Dibabawon Manobo

Numeral

dua

1. two

Esperanto

Etymology

From du with the adjective ending -a.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dua (accusative singular duan, plural duaj, accusative plural duajn)

1. second

Abbreviations

• 2a, 2-a

Fijian

Numeral

dua (^)

1. one

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

dua

1. two

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dua, from Proto-Malayic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

dua

1. two

Synonyms

• dwi

Irish

Alternative forms

• duadh (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??u?/

Noun

dua m (genitive singular dua)

1. toil

Declension

Mutation

Jarai

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *duSa. Compare Indonesian dua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du?.?(?)a/

Numeral

dua

1. two

References

• Siu, Lap Minh (December 2009) Developing the First Preliminary Dictionary of North American Jarai?^[3], Texas Tech University, page 73

Lindu

Noun

dua

1. symptoms (of an illness)

Malay

Alternative forms

• du?

Etymology

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683AD. From Proto-Malayic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /du?/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /dua/
• Rhymes: -u?, -w?, -?

Numeral

dua (Jawi spelling ????)

1. two

Synonyms

• dwi (dwi-) / ???? (???-?)

Derived terms

• dua belas
• dua puluh
• dua ratus
• dua ribu

Northern Kurdish

Noun

dua f

1. prayer (the specific words or methods used for praying)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dua f (definite singular dua, indefinite plural duer or duor, definite plural duene or duone)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by due
2. definite singular of due

Old Frisian

Verb

du?, d?a

1. Alternative spelling of dw?

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (du???).

Pronunciation

Noun

dua (n class, plural dua)

1. incantation, supplication, prayer

See also

• swala

Swedish

Etymology

du +? -a

Verb

dua (present duar, preterite duade, supine duat, imperative dua)

1. to choose to use the more informal word du as the second person, singular nominative pronoun to someone.

Conjugation

Antonyms

• nia

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English door.

Noun

dua

1. door

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (du???).

Noun

dua (definite accusative duay?, plural dualar)

1. prayer

Declension

Uma

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

dua

1. two

English

Noun

pua (plural puas)

1. A scraper or stick used to play a guiro.

Anagrams

• APU, AUP, Pau, UAP, UPA, pau

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?pu.?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?pu.a/
• Rhymes: -ua

Noun

pua f (plural pues)

1. sharp point, prong, spike
2. thorn
3. (music) plectrum

Further reading

• “pua” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cimbrian

Noun

pua m (plural puam)

1. boy

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Ese

Noun

pua

1. edible bamboo shoots

French

Verb

pua

1. third-person singular past historic of puer

Hawaiian

Noun

pua

1. (botany) flower
2. progeny, child
3. young (of fish, etc)
4. arrow, dart

Verb

pua

1. (intransitive) to blossom
2. (intransitive) to emerge, issue

Mòcheno

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *b?-, a stem meaning “father; brother; male relative”. Compare Pennsylvania German Buh, English boy.

Noun

pua m

1. boy

References

• “pua” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pung? (“I prick, puncture, sting”). Cognate with Galician puga, púa and Spanish púa.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?pu.?/
• Hyphenation: pu?a

Noun

pua f (plural puas)

1. sharp end; point
2. drill; bit (rotary cutting tool)

   Synonyms: broca, verruma

3. sting
4. (Brazil, Northeast Region, slang) womanizer, player

Rapa Nui

Noun

pua

1. (botany) flower

Swahili

Etymology 1

Cognate with Chichewa mphuno.

Noun

pua (ma class, plural mapua)

1. nose

Derived terms

• tundu la pua

Etymology 2

A very old borrowing, ultimately from Persian ?????? (pulâd).

Noun

pua (n class, no plural)

1. steel

Tahitian

Noun

pua

1. (botany) flower