pukka

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpʌkə/    美 /ˈpəkə/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. 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 bricks and tiles as opposed to unfired mud and thatch). South-Asia
    — The popular classification of wells is, however, into pukka and kuchcha. Percolation wells are usually pukka or brickbuilt. Spring wells are of three kinds—(1) pukka, where the sub-soil to the spring is sandy, and masonry is necessary througout; […] (3) kuchcha wells, made of clay throughout.
  3. Superior or of high quality; first-class; excellent. UK,slang
    — 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.

词形变化

more pukka comparative most pukka superlative pacca alternative pakka alternative pucka alternative pucca alternative

词汇关系

反义词
kutcha
衍生词
kutcha-pukka pukka sahib pukkaness semipukka
相关词
pukka fever

词源

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”).
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