Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a small usually
perforated wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from thespire of acone , found alongbeaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to makenecklaces .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers
- noun South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word puka.
Examples
-
Mokukelekahiki laua me Kaeloikamalama ma ka puka o ka hale.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
-
I kekahi la ae ma ka puka ana a ka la, uhi ana ke awa a me ka noe ma
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
-
Ma ka puka ana o ka la, komo ae la o Kahalaomapuana iloko o
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
-
Ia manawa, kena koke ae la o Aiwohikupua ia Mailepakaha, hele aku la a ku ma ka puka o ka Halealii; kuu aku la i kona aala, a hikilele mai la ko Laieikawai hiamoe, honi hou ana no i ke ala.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
-
Hele aku la o Mailekaluhea, a ma ka puka o ka Halealii, ku iho la, kuu aku la i ke ala, oia hele no o ke ala a pa i kaupoku maloko o ka hale, mai kaupoku ka hoi ana iho loaa ia Laieikawai ma, ia manawa, hikilele hou ae laua mai ka hiamoe ae.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
-
A hala aku laua, aia hoi, ike aku la laua ia Kahalaomapuana, ke kiai ma ka puka o ka Halealii, e kau mai ana iluna o ka eheu o na manu, a ike aku la no hoi i ke ano e o ka Halealii, ia manawa haule aku la o
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
-
Laieikawai, ia Mailehaiwale e ku la ma ka puka o ka Halealii, kuu aku ana keia i ke ala, po oloko i ke ala, aia nae o Laieikawai me kona kahu ua pauhiaia e ka hiamoe nui; aka, aole nae e hiki ke hiamoe i kela manawa, no ka mea ua hoalaia e ke ala o Mailehaiwale.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
-
Hele aku la lakou a ku ma ka puka o ka Hale Alii, wehe ae la ke kahu o
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
-
In Hawaiian, the word "puka" means a small hole or void.
Homepage 2010
-
In Hawaiian, the word "puka" means a small hole or void.
sarahlena commented on the word puka
hole
May 27, 2009