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puck

/ˈpʌk/PUHK
/ˈpʌk/PUHK

Meaningsprite

Common meaning: mischievous spirit

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishpūca‘sprite’source
  2. Middle Englishpoukesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssprite → mischievous spiritpuck‘mischievous spirit’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English pūca ‘sprite’.

Roots

  • pūca Old English “sprite”

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