punca

Inherited from Malay punca. From Sanskrit पुञ्च (puñca). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced? Particularly: “Sanskrit पुञ्च”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊn.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃa
• Hyphenation: pun‧ca

punca (plural punca-punca)

1. end

   Synonyms: hujung, ujung

2. edge, prominence
3. beginning, start

   Synonyms: awal mula, permulaan

4. introduction,

   Synonyms: pendahuluan, pengantar

5. basis, foundation

   Synonyms: dasar, pokok

6. source

   Synonym: sumber

• “punca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुञ्च (puñca). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced? Particularly: “Sanskrit पुञ्च”)

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈpunt͡ʃə/ [ˈpuɲ.t͡ʃə]
  • Rhymes: -unt͡ʃə, -ə

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈpunt͡ʃa/ [ˈpuɲ.t͡ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -unt͡ʃa, -a
• Hyphenation: pun‧ca

punca (Jawi spelling ڤونچا, plural punca-punca)

1. source

   punca bekalan air ― source of water supply

2. cause
   • 2018 September 4, “Punca terjadinya migrain [Cause for the occurrence of migrain]”, in Media Permata‎^[1], archived from the original on 27 October 2018:

     Sesetengah pengawet yang terdapat dalam makanan, terutamanya makanan segera atau makanan diproses juga boleh menjadi punca sakit kepala.

     Some preservatives that are found in food, especially fast food or processed food can also be a cause of headaches.

• (source): sumber
• (cause): penyebab

• > Indonesian: punca (inherited)

• sebab (“reason”)

• “punca” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

punca m

1. genitive singular of punc

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

púnca f

1. girl

• “punca”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025