punsa

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili -funsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ⁿsa/

Verb

-punsa (infinitive kupúnsa)

1. (obsolete) to teach
2. (obsolete) to learn

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -punsira
  • Causative: -punsidsa
  • Reciprocal: -punsana
  • Reflexive: -dsipunsa
  • Stative: -punsika

References

• Rev. John Rebman (1877), Dictionary of the Kiniassa Language‎, Church Missionary Society, page 153

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpunsɑ/, [ˈpuns̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -unsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pun‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): pun‧sa

Noun

punsa

1. (Eastern Finnish, Kymenlaakso) synonym of aladobi (“aspic, meat jelly, head cheese”)

Declension

Inflection of punsa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		punsa	punsat
genitive		punsan	punsien
partitive		punsaa	punsia
illative		punsaan	punsiin
		singular	plural
nominative		punsa	punsat
accusative	nom.	punsa	punsat
	gen.	punsan
genitive		punsan	punsien punsain rare
partitive		punsaa	punsia
inessive		punsassa	punsissa
elative		punsasta	punsista
illative		punsaan	punsiin
adessive		punsalla	punsilla
ablative		punsalta	punsilta
allative		punsalle	punsille
essive		punsana	punsina
translative		punsaksi	punsiksi
abessive		punsatta	punsitta
instructive		—	punsin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of punsa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative punsani punsani accusative nom. punsani punsani gen. punsani genitive punsani punsieni punsaini rare partitive punsaani punsiani inessive punsassani punsissani elative punsastani punsistani illative punsaani punsiini adessive punsallani punsillani ablative punsaltani punsiltani allative punsalleni punsilleni essive punsanani punsinani translative punsakseni punsikseni abessive punsattani punsittani instructive — — comitative — punsineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative punsasi punsasi accusative nom. punsasi punsasi gen. punsasi genitive punsasi punsiesi punsaisi rare partitive punsaasi punsiasi inessive punsassasi punsissasi elative punsastasi punsistasi illative punsaasi punsiisi adessive punsallasi punsillasi ablative punsaltasi punsiltasi allative punsallesi punsillesi essive punsanasi punsinasi translative punsaksesi punsiksesi abessive punsattasi punsittasi instructive — — comitative — punsinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative punsamme punsamme accusative nom. punsamme punsamme gen. punsamme genitive punsamme punsiemme punsaimme rare partitive punsaamme punsiamme inessive punsassamme punsissamme elative punsastamme punsistamme illative punsaamme punsiimme adessive punsallamme punsillamme ablative punsaltamme punsiltamme allative punsallemme punsillemme essive punsanamme punsinamme translative punsaksemme punsiksemme abessive punsattamme punsittamme instructive — — comitative — punsinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative punsanne punsanne accusative nom. punsanne punsanne gen. punsanne genitive punsanne punsienne punsainne rare partitive punsaanne punsianne inessive punsassanne punsissanne elative punsastanne punsistanne illative punsaanne punsiinne adessive punsallanne punsillanne ablative punsaltanne punsiltanne allative punsallenne punsillenne essive punsananne punsinanne translative punsaksenne punsiksenne abessive punsattanne punsittanne instructive — — comitative — punsinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative punsansa punsansa accusative nom. punsansa punsansa gen. punsansa genitive punsansa punsiensa punsainsa rare partitive punsaansa punsiaan punsiansa inessive punsassaan punsassansa punsissaan punsissansa elative punsastaan punsastansa punsistaan punsistansa illative punsaansa punsiinsa adessive punsallaan punsallansa punsillaan punsillansa ablative punsaltaan punsaltansa punsiltaan punsiltansa allative punsalleen punsallensa punsilleen punsillensa essive punsanaan punsanansa punsinaan punsinansa translative punsakseen punsaksensa punsikseen punsiksensa abessive punsattaan punsattansa punsittaan punsittansa instructive — — comitative — punsineen punsinensa

Anagrams

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