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pukka

adj
/ˈpʌkə/UK/ˈpəkə/US

Etymology

From Hindi पक्का (pakkā, “certain, sure”), Punjabi ਪੱਕਾ (pakkā, “mature, ripe; cooked; strong, substantial; genuine, sound, true, valid”) and Urdu پکا (pakkā, “mature, ripe; cooked; strong, substantial; genuine, sound, true, valid”), from Sanskrit पक्व (pakva, “baked, cooked, roasted”), from पचति (pacati, “to bake, cook, roast”).

  1. derived from पक्व
  2. derived from پکا
  3. derived from ਪੱਕਾ
  4. derived from पक्का

Definitions

  1. Genuine or authentic

    Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable or proper.

    • Maha Rajah said it was necessary to witness it to make it pukka; and they said so too, and then signed it.

  2. Constructed as a permanent building, with high-quality materials (especially fired clay…

    Constructed as a permanent building, with high-quality materials (especially fired clay bricks and tiles as opposed to unfired mud and thatch).

    • In some cases, the sericulturists avail of credit facility and construct a pukka shed for the silk worms. It is ironical, however, that they have to accommodate themselves and their children in a shabby hut.
    • The kutcha house made of mud, bamboo, and thatch and its modern replacement the pukka house, constructed of fired bricks, cement, and steel.

  3. Superior or of high quality

    Superior or of high quality; first-class; excellent.

    • Mind you, it was a pukka, respectable opium-house, and not one of those stifling, sweltering chandoo-khanas, that you can find all over the City.

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Derived

kutcha-pukka, pukka sahib, pukkaness, semipukka

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA