Etymology

puya

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Today it means: Any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism. Full definition →

First used 19th c.mni ꯄꯨꯌꯥ
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puya · noun1

  1. mni · derived fromꯄꯨꯌꯥ
  2. English todaypuya

From Manipuri ꯄꯨꯌꯥ (puyā).

puya · noun2

  1. Mapudungun · derived frompuüya
  2. Spanish · borrowed frompuya
  3. English todaypuya

From Spanish puya, from Mapudungun puüya.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A member of the genus Puya of bromeliad plants.

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