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punca

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay punca.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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punca (plural punca-punca, first-person possessive puncaku, second-person possessive puncamu, third-person possessive puncanya)

  1. end
    Synonym: ujung
  2. edge, prominence
  3. beginning, start
    Synonym: permulaan
  4. introduction,
    Synonym: pengantar
  5. basis, foundation
  6. source
    Synonym: sumber

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Malay

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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punca (Jawi spelling ڤونچا, plural punca-punca, informal 1st possessive puncaku, 2nd possessive puncamu, 3rd possessive puncanya)

  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.

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: punca

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Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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punca m

  1. genitive singular of punc

Slovene

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Noun

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púnca f

  1. girl

Further reading

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  • “punca”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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