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pukka

or ±è³Ü³¦°ì·²¹

[ puhk-uh ]

adjective

Indian English.
  1. genuine, reliable, or good; proper.


pukka

/ ˈ±èÊŒ°ìÉ™ /

adjective

  1. properly or perfectly done, constructed, etc

    a pukka road

  2. genuine

    pukka sahib

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pukka1

First recorded in 1690–1700, pukka is from the Hindi word ±è²¹°ì°ìÄå cooked, ripe, mature
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pukka1

C17: from Hindi ±è²¹°ì°ìÄå firm, from Sanskrit pakva
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Ms Barrie says she grew up in a "pukka Anglo-Indian home", listening to country music stars Merle Haggard and Buck Owens and relishing meat ball curry, coconut rice and devil chutney.

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He packs Magid back home to be educated, but the son returns eight years later with a pukka English accent and a serene atheism.

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The ones closer to the city, like Chetla, are often hundreds of years old, with pukka houses made of concrete, tin roofs and real floors.

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“What,†asked Dr. Constantine with interest, “does a pukka sahib mean?â€

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What has happened is that Facebook’s boss has concluded that allowing publishers of news – both pukka and bogus – on to Facebook is more trouble than it is worth.

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