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Meaning of "punga" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNGA

punga  [ˈpʌŋə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNGA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punga 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUNGA


bunger
ˈbʌŋə
dunger
ˈdʌŋə
inanga
ˈiːnʌŋə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNGA

puncture repair kit
puncture vine
puncture wound
puncturer
pundigrion
pundit
punditry
pundonor
Pune
pung
pungence
pungency
pungent
pungently
pungle
Punic
Punic Wars
punier
puniest
punily

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNGA

arapunga
Bucaramanga
changa
conga
Ganga
Kanchenjunga
Kangchenjunga
Kinchinjunga
Kumaratunga
longa
Majunga
manga
munga
ponga
sitatunga
situtunga
tanga
tohunga
tonga
Zamboanga

Synonyms and antonyms of punga in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «punga» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNGA

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

Translator English - Chinese

punga
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punga
570 millions of speakers

English

punga
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

punga
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

punga
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Punga
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

punga
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

punga
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Punga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Punga
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プンガ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

punga
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Punga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

punga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

punga
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Punga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Punga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Punga
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Punga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Punga
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Punga
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Punga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Punga
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punga

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNGA»

The term «punga» is regularly used and occupies the 84.846 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNGA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «punga» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «punga» 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 punga

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNGA»

Discover the use of punga in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punga and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Once Were Pacific: Māori Connections to Oceania
Explores the relationship between indigeneity and migration among Maori and Pacific peoples
Alice Te Punga Somerville, 2012
2
Punga: The Goddess of Ugly
Because of their bravery and understanding of Maori traditions when they outwit Punga, the goddess of ugly, a pair of twin sisters earn the highly revered chin tattoo called a moko.
Deborah Nourse Lattimore, 1993
3
Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of ...
I strongly urged upon him the necessity of advising his tribe to yield this point, inasmuch as they could at the Punga Punga divulge all their objections, when I could then officially submit them to His Excellency. He at last coincided with my ...
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1865
4
The Nunga Punga & the Booch
Tranquil life on the shores of the Arabian Sea is disrupted by a hungry tiger.
Jean Wilson Kennedy, 1975
5
Journal. Appendix
I strongly urged upon him the necessity of advising his tribe to yield this point, inasmuch as the could at the Punga Punga divulge all their objections, when I could then officially submit them to is Excellency. He at last coincided with in views, ...
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1865
6
The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions
Ka tae ki tana ra nei, ka haere ano a Mani-ata-mai raua ko Maui-wareware ki te ngahere ki te tiki Makaka hei mahi punga tuna, a ka mahi a Maui-ata-mai i tana punga kia pai, kia kore ai te tuna tapoko ki tana punga e puta ano ki waho, ...
John White, 2011
7
Whare Waananga Oo Te Tuhi Auturoa Revised:
Clayton Taylor-Nelson. 19. Tu te Iho Rangi. 20. Torohu. 21. Ngarara Huarau. 22. Pukupuku. One of their children Ahorangi married Matakupenga and had ten children. These are all kinds of spiders. 1. Te Punga werewere Katipo. Te Punga  ...
Clayton Taylor-Nelson, 2013
8
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
P. VELLA, M. T. TE PUNGA, B. R. LIENERT*, AND D. A. CHRISTOFFEL* Department of Geology, Victoria University of Wellington; New Zealand Geological Survey, Lower Hutt; and *Department of Physics, Victoria University of Wellington, ...
9
Mountain Bike Use on Shared Tracks: User Survey and ...
Total Questionnaire Numbers Date Day Walk NZ 0V MTB Section Total Walk Walk seen 24.10.98 Sat (Labour) 45 35 10 30 Punga - Big Bay 25.10.98 Sun ( Day) 14 13 1 30 Camp Bay 30.10.98 Friday 2 O 2 0 Big Bay- Furneaux (2h) 31.10 .98 ...
Claudia Kling, 1999
10
The Emerging States of French Equatorial Africa
Every year at the beginning of the planting season SOFICO was to set the price for both punga and urena, based on that for Indian jute, at which it would purchase the entire African output of both crops. In all of these activities SOFICO had the ...
Virginia Thompson, Richard Adloff, 1960

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punga is used in the context of the following news items.
1
En un video se muestra como un punga roba en un colectivo
Compartir. Cámaras internas de un colectivo muestran el momento en el que un punga le roba a los pasajeros sin que éstos se den cuenta de la situación. «San Juan 8, Jun 15»
2
Caz socant in Constanta. O femeie cu probleme psihice a nascut …
O femeie de 40 de ani este protagonista unei aparitii socante, la Constanta. Ea a ajuns la spitalul judetean cu un bebelus intr-o punga de plastic. «stirileprotv.ro, Apr 15»
3
Si-a cumparat o punga de chipsuri, dar a avut o surpriza imensa …
Richard Bootman, un britanic in varsta de 25 de ani, a fost extrem de amuzant cand si-a cumparat o punga de chipsuri, de la un supermarket, si a descoperit ca ... «stirileprotv.ro, Mar 15»
4
Volunteer camp host 'completely content'
Alice Rackham, right, camp host at Camp Bay, Punga Cove, fills in a registration form for Kathleen Bebbington. Deep in the Marlborough Sounds, with boat ... «Marlborough Express, Jan 15»
5
Detuvieron a “punga” que robaba celulares dentro de conocido …
En poder del joven delincuente se secuestraron once teléfonos de alta tecnología. El procedimiento se llevó a cabo frente a “Pueblo Límite”, ubicado en la ... «ANDigital, Jan 15»
6
Klingande catapults from bedroom producer to Future Music Festival
In 2012 he uploaded his saxophone-laden melodic house track Punga to soundcloud and everything suddenly changed. "In one year, very quickly," says ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»
7
Top Homes for sale: Haven for high-flying city commuters
Te Punga Lodge is the name of the house when it's serving as a rentable holiday home. But Ms Fulton has also had the house to herself - that's four luxury ... «New Zealand Herald, Dec 14»
8
Varun Dhawan's Jee Karda, Aamir Khan-Anushka Sharma's Nanga …
Nanga Punga - This track from Aamir Khan-Anushka Sharma's upcoming film, PK has been sung by Shreya Ghoshal. Though its not a typical Bollywood number ... «Bollywood Life, Dec 14»
9
PK / Mellifluous and upbeat
... who is one of the most versatile lyricists from the younger generation, have come together to present Nanga punga dost—a crazy, whacky number from PK. «The Indian Express, Dec 14»
10
WATCH: Aamir is Anushka's Nanga Punga Dost in new PK song
Just when we thought the hype can't get any bigger, here's the latest from the camp: Hirani & Co released a new song from the film, called Nanga Punga Dost! «Hindustan Times, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Punga [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/punga>. May 2024 ».
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