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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUNA

From American Spanish, from Quechuan.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNA

puna  [ˈpuna] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puna is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUNA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Puna

Puna may refer to: ▪ Puna grassland, a type of grassland in the central part of the high Andes ▪ Puna, the king of Hiti-marama or of Vavau in the Tuamotu legend of Rata ▪ Puna, Hawaii, a district in the east-southeast portion of the Island of Hawaiʻi ▪ Puná Island, an island off the coast of southern Ecuador ▪ Battle of Puná, a battle fought between Spanish conquistadors and Puná natives ▪ Altiplano or Puna, a region that covers part of Bolivia, Peru, and the northern end of Argentina and Chile ▪ Maihueniopsis or Puna, a cactus genus ▪ Puna de Atacama, a plateau in the Andes ▪ Puna, Pakistan, village in Punjab, Pakistan ▪ Puna, Gujarat, town in Gujarat, India...

Definition of puna in the English dictionary

The definition of puna in the dictionary is a high cold dry plateau, esp in the Andes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNA

pun
Punaka
Punakha
punalua
punaluan
punce
punch
punch above one´s weight
Punch and Judy show
punch card
punch line
punch operator
punch tape
punch the bundy
punch-drunk
punch-up
punchbag
punchball
punchboard
punchbowl

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNA

abuna
Arjuna
bhuna
Buna
Duna
Eskilstuna
fauna
Fortuna
Kaduna
kahuna
Kiruna
koruna
kuna
lacuna
laguna
Luna
Nagarjuna
sauna
tuna
vicuna

Synonyms and antonyms of puna in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puna» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNA

Find out the translation of puna to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puna from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puna» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

普纳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puna
570 millions of speakers

English

puna
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Puna
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بونا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пуна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puna
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Puna
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puna
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Puna
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プーナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

푸나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komentar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Puna
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

puna
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पौना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

puna
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Puna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пуна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Puna
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

puna
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Puna
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Puna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Puna
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puna

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNA»

The term «puna» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.098 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of puna
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «puna» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «puna» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puna

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNA»

Discover the use of puna in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puna and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Te Puna - A New Zealand Mission Station: Historical ...
This book situates the case study in a global context, making a significant contribution to the international field of mission archeology.
Angela Middleton, 2009
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Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian
Wai puna, spring water. (PPN puna.) 2. n. Coral, lime, plaster, mortar, whitewash, calcium; coral container, as for dye, coral rubber. E tow* 'oia i ka puna hou e hamo i ka hale (Oihk. 14.42), and he shall take new plaster and plaster the house .
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, 1986
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N_ Kua'_ina: Living Hawaiian Culture
Puna's Mythical Era The myths and legends of Puna are dominated by Pelehonuamea, Hawaiian Goddess of the volcano, and the members of her fire clan, who migrated from their distant homeland through the northwest islands of Hawai'i ...
Davianna McGregor, 2007
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Te Puna: Māori Art from Te Tai Tokerau Northland
Te Puna - Maori Art from Te Tai Tokerau Northland gathers writing about the art of Te Tai Tokerau - carving, painting, weaving, architecture, ceramics and digital art - by leading art historians and curator.
Deidre Sharon Brown, Ngarino Ellis, 2007
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Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai_i?
Kealakomo me Kilauea, Puna, Hawaii. Panauiki, Ahupua'a, Puna, Hawaii. Poupou 1, Ahupua'a, Puna, Hawaii. Poupou 2, Ahupua'a, Puna, Hawaii. Kapaahu, Ahupua'a, Puna, Hawaii. Ki, Ahupua'a, Puna, Hawaii. Kupahua, Ahupua'a, Puna, ...
Jon M. Van Dyke, 2008
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Place Names of Hawaii
Prohahly lit., hroken conch. Punahele. Place, 'Aina-Haina. Honolulu. Lit., favorite. Puna-hoa. Land sections. Hilo qd., Hawai'i. //.-'. companion spring. Puna-ho' olapa. Spring, Ka-huku, O'ahu. See Puna-mano. ln., restless spring. Puna- h oil.
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, Esther T. Mookini, 1974
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Land Use Change and Mountain Biodiversity
INTRODUCTION In the high-elevation (3900 to 4800 m) grasslands of the Andes, known as the puna, extensive grazing land areas have been utilized by rural farmers (campesinos) for over 10.000 years (Burger, 1992; Burns, 1994).
Eva M. Spehn, Maximo Liberman, Christian Korner, 2006
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Montane Foragers: Asana and the South-Central Andean Archaic
This is consistent with expectations since the puna, despite being the coldest of the environmental zones, is also the wettest. Rainfall abundance and predictability decline with elevation. There is variation within these zones, however.
Mark S. Aldenderfer
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Field Trip Guides to the Backbone of the Americas in the ...
Field. trip. guide: Neogene. evolution. of. the. central. Andean. Puna. plateau. and . southern. Central. Volcanic. Zone. Suzanne Mahlburg Kay* Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Snee Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York ...
Suzanne Mahlburg Kay, Víctor A. Ramos, 2008
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Ecology and Biogeography of High Altitude Insects
The permanent humid paramos occupy the major area of the Andes and only on the west Peruvian Andes do we find variable humid-montane conditions under what is known as the puna. The higher zones of the rough High Andes are called  ...
M.S. Mani, 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puna is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police charge son with murder in death of father in Puna
An 18-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his 47-year-old father in the Fern Acres subdivision of Puna Saturday ... «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, May 15»
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Three in van die, SH2 Te Puna
SH2 in the vicinity is closed, diversions are in place at SH2 and Snodgrass Roads (Southbound traffic), and SH2 and Te Puna Roads (Northbound traffic). «SunLive, May 15»
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75% of Puna residents not leaving home for lava flow
Pahoa lava flow advances 300 yards since Saturday. A new survey shows nearly 75 percent of Puna residents are not planning to leave their homes for the flow. «KITV Honolulu, Dec 14»
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Puna lava flow slows, but continues on path to Highway 130 as …
PAHOA, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii County Civil Defense officials say the Puna lava flow is narrowing and continues to slow, but still advanced ... «Hawaii News Now, Dec 14»
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Puna land, home sales plunge
Home sales have not ceased in lower Puna since residents began bracing for the June 27 lava flow. But they have taken a significant dive. Since Sept. 1, shortly ... «West Hawaii Today, Nov 14»
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Puna lava flow breakout advances closer to Apaa Street, smoke …
A barn/garage near where a home was destroyed on Monday has been spared. (Image source: Bruce Omori of Extreme Exposure / Paradise Helicopters). «Hawaii News Now, Nov 14»
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Officials: Berm not to blame for Puna lava flow stalling or widening
The Puna lava flow isn't moving forward, but experts say it's still active upslope where it's been expanding -- in one spot by as much as 300 yards. Residents ... «Hawaii News Now, Nov 14»
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Two Puna residents arrested for trespassing, placed golf clubs in lava
Two Puna residents were arrested Thursday, October 30, for trespassing into a restricted area near active lava. Shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, Hawaii County ... «KHON2, Oct 14»
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Puna lava flow crosses Apaa Street in Pahoa; county begins …
Hawaii County Civil Defense officials say the Puna lava flow crossed Apaa Street in Pahoa at 3:50 a.m. Saturday and is continuing to move downslope toward ... «Hawaii News Now, Oct 14»
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Puna lava flow activity picks up after stalling several days
Hawaii County Civil Defense officials say the Puna lava flow has advanced approximately 30 yards since Monday -- the first measurable forward progress since ... «Hawaii News Now, Oct 14»

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