pukaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”).

名詞

puka (複数形 pukas)

1. A small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to make necklaces.

語源 2

Borrowed from Irish púca (“hobgoblin”).

名詞

puka (複数形 pukas)

1. Alternative form of pooka
   • 2012, Nwaocha Ogechukwu, The Devil: What Does He Look Like?, →ISBN, page 45:

     In contrast, the puca (faeries) of Celtic folklore instill a similar psychological fear in those who believe in them just as the devil in Christianity creates fear in Christians

アナグラム

• Kaup, kapu