# punka
## English
### Noun

punka (plural punkas)
* Alternative spelling of punkah

## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from punkea.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpuŋkɑ/, [ˈpuŋkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -uŋkɑ
* Hyphenation: pun‧ka

### Noun

punka
* pimpernel (flowering plant of the genus Anagallis)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of punka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
punkani
punkani
accusative
nom.
punkani
punkani
gen.
punkani
genitive
punkani
punkieni punkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
punkaani
punkiani
inessive
pungassani
pungissani
elative
pungastani
pungistani
illative
punkaani
punkiini
adessive
pungallani
pungillani
ablative
pungaltani
pungiltani
allative
pungalleni
pungilleni
essive
punkanani
punkinani
translative
pungakseni
pungikseni
abessive
pungattani
pungittani
instructive
comitative
—punkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
punkasi
punkasi
accusative
nom.
punkasi
punkasi
gen.
punkasi
genitive
punkasi
punkiesi punkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
punkaasi
punkiasi
inessive
pungassasi
pungissasi
elative
pungastasi
pungistasi
illative
punkaasi
punkiisi
adessive
pungallasi
pungillasi
ablative
pungaltasi
pungiltasi
allative
pungallesi
pungillesi
essive
punkanasi
punkinasi
translative
pungaksesi
pungiksesi
abessive
pungattasi
pungittasi
instructive
comitative
—punkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
punkamme
punkamme
accusative
nom.
punkamme
punkamme
gen.
punkamme
genitive
punkamme
punkiemme punkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
punkaamme
punkiamme
inessive
pungassamme
pungissamme
elative
pungastamme
pungistamme
illative
punkaamme
punkiimme
adessive
pungallamme
pungillamme
ablative
pungaltamme
pungiltamme
allative
pungallemme
pungillemme
essive
punkanamme
punkinamme
translative
pungaksemme
pungiksemme
abessive
pungattamme
pungittamme
instructive
comitative
—punkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
punkanne
punkanne
accusative
nom.
punkanne
punkanne
gen.
punkanne
genitive
punkanne
punkienne punkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
punkaanne
punkianne
inessive
pungassanne
pungissanne
elative
pungastanne
pungistanne
illative
punkaanne
punkiinne
adessive
pungallanne
pungillanne
ablative
pungaltanne
pungiltanne
allative
pungallenne
pungillenne
essive
punkananne
punkinanne
translative
pungaksenne
pungiksenne
abessive
pungattanne
pungittanne
instructive
comitative
—punkinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
punkansa
punkansa
accusative
nom.
punkansa
punkansa
gen.
punkansa
genitive
punkansa
punkiensa punkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
punkaansa
punkiaan punkiansa
inessive
pungassaan pungassansa
pungissaan pungissansa
elative
pungastaan pungastansa
pungistaan pungistansa
illative
punkaansa
punkiinsa
adessive
pungallaan pungallansa
pungillaan pungillansa
ablative
pungaltaan pungaltansa
pungiltaan pungiltansa
allative
pungalleen pungallensa
pungilleen pungillensa
essive
punkanaan punkanansa
punkinaan punkinansa
translative
pungakseen pungaksensa
pungikseen pungiksensa
abessive
pungattaan pungattansa
pungittaan pungittansa
instructive
comitative
—punkineen punkinensa :

#### Derived terms

* hoikkapunka (Anagallis tenella)
* peltopunka (Anagallis arvensis)
* pikkupunka (Anagallis minima)
* sinipunka (Anagallis foemina)
* suolapunka (plant of the genus Samolus)

### Further reading

* “punka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* kunpa, kupan

## French
### Noun

punka f (plural punkas)
* Alternative spelling of panka

## Swedish
### Etymology

From punktering (“flat tire”).

### Noun

punka c
* (colloquial) a flat tyre
    få punkaget a flat tire

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | punka | punkas |
| singular | definite | punkan | punkans |
| plural | indefinite | punkor | punkors |
| plural | definite | punkorna | punkornas |

### References

* punka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* punka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

### Anagrams

* kupan