puya
puya noun: any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.
Noun (1)
puya (plural puyas)
- Any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.
Noun (2)
puya (plural puyas)
- A member of the genus Puya of bromeliad plants.
- 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.2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 45
Noun (3) capitalized: PuYa
PuYa (plural PuYas)
- Alternative letter-case form of puya.
Noun (4) capitalized: Puya
Puya (plural Puyas)
- Alternative letter-case form of puya.
- 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.2018 September 1, Madhu Chandra, “The Effects of the Burning of Meitei Puyas (The Sacred Writings of Manipur)”, in article
Forms of puya
| plural | puyas |
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| plural | PuYas |
| plural | Puyas |
Origin of puya
From Manipuri ꯄꯨꯌꯥ (puyā).
From Spanish puya, from Mapudungun puüya.
Questions about puya
- What does puya mean?
- Puya means any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.
- What part of speech is puya?
- Puya is a noun.
- What is the plural of puya?
- The plural of puya is puyas.
Words near puya in the dictionary
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