punat

See also: Punat

Finnish

Noun

punat

  1. nominative plural of puna

Anagrams

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpunat/ [ˈpu.nat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -unat, -at
  • Hyphenation: pu‧nat

Noun

punat (Jawi spelling ڤونت, plural punat-punat)

  1. core of a boil
  2. bump on skin
  3. button, tactile device pressed to open and close a circuit activating a mechanism
    Punat-punat alat kawalan TV sudah pudar tandanya lepas kerap ditekan. ― Buttons on the TV remote have faded from frequent pushing.

Derived terms

  • budak punat (“a young rascal”)

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ڤونت poenat”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڤونت punat”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 482
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “punat”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 286

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