punka

English

Noun

punka (plural punkas)

1. Alternative spelling of punkah.

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from punkea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋkɑ/, [ˈpuŋkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uŋkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pun‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): pun‧ka

Noun

punka

1. pimpernel (flowering plant of the genus Anagallis)

Declension

Inflection of punka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		punka	pungat
genitive		pungan	punkien
partitive		punkaa	punkia
illative		punkaan	punkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		punka	pungat
accusative	nom.	punka	pungat
	gen.	pungan
genitive		pungan	punkien punkain rare
partitive		punkaa	punkia
inessive		pungassa	pungissa
elative		pungasta	pungista
illative		punkaan	punkiin
adessive		pungalla	pungilla
ablative		pungalta	pungilta
allative		pungalle	pungille
essive		punkana	punkina
translative		pungaksi	pungiksi
abessive		pungatta	pungitta
instructive		—	pungin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of punka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative punkani punkani accusative nom. punkani punkani gen. punkani genitive punkani punkieni punkaini rare partitive punkaani punkiani inessive pungassani pungissani elative pungastani pungistani illative punkaani punkiini adessive pungallani pungillani ablative pungaltani pungiltani allative pungalleni pungilleni essive punkanani punkinani translative pungakseni pungikseni abessive pungattani pungittani instructive — — comitative — punkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative punkasi punkasi accusative nom. punkasi punkasi gen. punkasi genitive punkasi punkiesi punkaisi rare partitive punkaasi punkiasi inessive pungassasi pungissasi elative pungastasi pungistasi illative punkaasi punkiisi adessive pungallasi pungillasi ablative pungaltasi pungiltasi allative pungallesi pungillesi essive punkanasi punkinasi translative pungaksesi pungiksesi abessive pungattasi pungittasi instructive — — comitative — punkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative punkamme punkamme accusative nom. punkamme punkamme gen. punkamme genitive punkamme punkiemme punkaimme rare partitive punkaamme punkiamme inessive pungassamme pungissamme elative pungastamme pungistamme illative punkaamme punkiimme adessive pungallamme pungillamme ablative pungaltamme pungiltamme allative pungallemme pungillemme essive punkanamme punkinamme translative pungaksemme pungiksemme abessive pungattamme pungittamme instructive — — comitative — punkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative punkanne punkanne accusative nom. punkanne punkanne gen. punkanne genitive punkanne punkienne punkainne rare partitive punkaanne punkianne inessive pungassanne pungissanne elative pungastanne pungistanne illative punkaanne punkiinne adessive pungallanne pungillanne ablative pungaltanne pungiltanne allative pungallenne pungillenne essive punkananne punkinanne translative pungaksenne pungiksenne abessive pungattanne pungittanne instructive — — comitative — punkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative punkansa punkansa accusative nom. punkansa punkansa gen. punkansa genitive punkansa punkiensa punkainsa rare partitive punkaansa punkiaan punkiansa inessive pungassaan pungassansa pungissaan pungissansa elative pungastaan pungastansa pungistaan pungistansa illative punkaansa punkiinsa adessive pungallaan pungallansa pungillaan pungillansa ablative pungaltaan pungaltansa pungiltaan pungiltansa allative pungalleen pungallensa pungilleen pungillensa essive punkanaan punkanansa punkinaan punkinansa translative pungakseen pungaksensa pungikseen pungiksensa abessive pungattaan pungattansa pungittaan pungittansa instructive — — comitative — punkineen punkinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• hoikkapunka (Anagallis tenella)
• peltopunka (Anagallis arvensis)
• pikkupunka (Anagallis minima)
• sinipunka (Anagallis foemina)
• suolapunka (plant of the genus Samolus)

Further reading

• “punka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• kunpa, kupan

French

Noun

punka f (plural punkas)

1. alternative spelling of panka

Swedish

Etymology

From punktering (“flat tire”).

Noun

punka c

1. (colloquial) a flat tyre

   få punka

   get a flat tire

Declension

Declension of punka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	punka	punkas
	definite	punkan	punkans
plural	indefinite	punkor	punkors
	definite	punkorna	punkornas

References

• punka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• punka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• kupan