Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: puya
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.

noun

A member of the genus Puya of bromeliad plants.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of puya.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of puya.

Example Sentences

"The puya is a strange form of bromeliad, and the giant species grows ever so slowly for between 30 and 100 years and then sends a flower spike covered in 8000 florets about 9 metres (30 feet) up into the air, like a floral telegraph pole."
"Puyas may be defined as sacred written records handed down to posterity by the forefathers of the Meiteis. They are a particular kind of old narratives which form a definite class in Manipuri literature."

Etymology

From Manipuri ꯄꯨꯌꯥ (puyā).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: ꯄꯨꯌꯥ, puya, puüya

Inflected Forms

puyas (plural)

Questions

What does puya mean?: Any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.
Where does puya come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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