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pua¹

  • /ˈpu.ɑ/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mpʊ̀dà. Cognate with Chichewa mphuno and Shona mhuno.

noun mapua

  1. class v nose

pua²

  • /ˈpu.ɑ/

Where it comes from

A very old borrowing, ultimately from Persian پولاد (pulâd).

noun

  1. class ix, no plural steel

    Similar: feleji

In English

  • nose protuberance on the face

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MLA

"pua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/pua. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pua. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/pua

Chicago

"pua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/pua.

BibTeX
@misc{pua_2026,
  title = {pua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/pua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-pua.flac.