different between punta vs puna

English

Noun

punta (uncountable)

1. A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.

Anagrams

• Anput, tupan, unapt, untap

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?pun.t?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?pun.ta/

Noun

punta m (plural puntes)

1. point, tip
2. pinch, bit (small amount)
3. peak, top
4. point, purpose, reason
5. lace

   Synonym: randa

Derived terms

• punteta

Related terms

• apuntar
• punt

Further reading

• “punta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *punta (compare Estonian pund, Livonian p?n­da), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *pund? (“pound, weight”), itself from Latin pond?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?punt?/, [?pun?t??]
• Rhymes: -unt?
• Syllabification: pun?ta

Noun

punta

1. pound (currency)

Declension

Anagrams

• pantu, patun, punat

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??n??t???/

Etymology 1

Noun

punta m (genitive singular punta, nominative plural puntaí)

1. punt (boat)

Declension

Synonyms

• puint

Etymology 2

Noun

punta

1. Cois Fharraige form of puint (“pounds”)

Mutation

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus.

Noun

punta f (plural punte)

1. point, head, tip, top, peak, end

   Synonyms: estremità, cima, testa

2. pinch, touch, hint (small quantity)

   Synonyms: pizzico, tocco, accenno

3. bit (of a drill)
4. (soccer) forward, striker, attacker

   Synonym: attaccante

5. pile (of arrow or spear)
6. scriber

Derived terms

Related terms

• punto

Verb

punta

1. third-person singular present indicative of puntare
2. second-person singular imperative of puntare

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish punta.

The word "punda" is an obsolete variation.

Noun

punta

1. point

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?punta/, [?p?n?.t?a]

Etymology 1

From Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus.

Noun

punta f (plural puntas)

1. tip, point, end

2. pinch, bit (small amount)

Derived terms

Related terms

• punto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

punta

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of puntar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of puntar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of puntar.

Further reading

• “punta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /pun?ta/

Noun

puntá

1. destination, direction

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Spanish punta.

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /?punta/

Noun

púnta

1. point, end

   Synonyms: dunggit, dulo

2. (geology) headland, promontory
3. (colloquial) aim, purpose

   Synonyms: layon, layunin, hangad, hangarin, intensyon, pakay

See also

• puntilya
• puntahin
• puntablangko

Etymology 3

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /pun?ta?/

Noun

puntâ

1. a piece of bamboo with metal wire hooked on both sides, which is hooked to a pail or bucket, and is carried on the shoulders

English

Alternative forms

• Puna

Etymology

From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna.

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 and 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 […]

Derived terms

Anagrams

• napu

Cavineña

Noun

puna

1. root of epuna

References

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

Esperanto

Etymology

From puni +? -a.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -una

• IPA^(key): /?puna/
• Hyphenation: pu?na
• Rhymes: -una

Adjective

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

1. Of or relating to punishment; punitive

   punaj metodoj; puna ekspedicio.

   punitive methods, expedition.

Estonian

Etymology

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

Noun

puna (genitive puna, partitive puna)

1. the colour red

Declension

Derived terms

• punane
• punakas

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *puna (“color, hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pun?/, [?pun?]
• Rhymes: -un?
• Syllabification: pu?na

Noun

puna

1. The color red.

Declension

Derived terms

• punainen
• punastua
• punaviini
• punatukkainen
• punastus

Anagrams

• Panu

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Noun

puna

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Particle

puna

1. again

Portuguese

Verb

puna

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of punir
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of punir
3. first-person singular imperative of punir
4. third-person singular imperative of punir

Quechua

Not to be confused with phuña

Etymology

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

Noun

puna

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

Declension

Descendants

• ? Spanish: puna
  • ? English: puna

See also

• (Peruvian ecoregions) Piruwpi sallqasuyukuna; challa, hanka, puna, qhichwa, rupha rupha, sallqa/suni, umawa, yunka ^{(Category: qu:Peruvian ecoregions)}

Sakizaya

Noun

puna

1. belly button

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua puna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?puna/, [?pu.na]

Noun

puna f (plural punas)

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

Descendants

• ? English: puna

Tagalog

Noun

puná

1. notice; observation; noticing
2. remark; comment
3. adverse criticism; objection; criticism

Synonyms

• (notice): obserbasyon, pansin, reparo
• (remark): komentaryo, pansin
• (criticism): kritika, pintas, tutol

Derived terms

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puna.

Noun

puna (genitive punaa, partitive [please provide])

1. red (colour)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• punanõ

References

• "puna" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat

Warlpiri

Noun

puna

1. ash