Re: Real Flight G2 - Beav

[Bert McBadd]

What language is that ? Pukka = genuine

Is it Indian ?

[Heli Genius]

Pukka English mate.

"Bert McBadd" <bertcmg@msn.com> wrote in message
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> What language is that ? Pukka = genuine
>
> Is it Indian ?

[Tim van Halteren]

"Bert McBadd" <bertcmg@msn.com> wrote in message
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> What language is that ? Pukka = genuine
>
> Is it Indian ?

Sounds a little like the Dutch word "puik" which would have meant 'good' in
this context.
Tim

[Manfred Ziegler]

Bert McBadd schrieb:

> What language is that ? Pukka = genuine
>
> Is it Indian ?

Merriam-Webster online:


Main Entry: puk·ka
Pronunciation: 'p&-k&
Function: adjective
Etymology: Hindi pakkA cooked, ripe, solid, from Sanskrit pakva; akin to
Greek pessein to cook -- more at COOK
Date: 1698
: GENUINE, AUTHENTIC; also : FIRST-CLASS

Manfred

[Beav]

"Bert McBadd" <bertcmg@msn.com> wrote in message
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> What language is that ? Pukka = genuine
>
> Is it Indian ?

Indeed it is. Used extensively by the punkka walla's.


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[Carl Farrington]

"Bert McBadd" <bertcmg@msn.com> wrote in message
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> What language is that ? Pukka = genuine
>
> Is it Indian ?

it's a dude word :)

[said]

pukka comes from the Urdu language spoken in India and Pakistan and it means
pure or genuine and it is found in the Oxford English Dictionary
"Carl Farrington" <carl@000compsup000.net> wrote in message
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> "Bert McBadd" <bertcmg@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:bd4a4733.0303031700.6977aacf@posting.google.c om...
> > What language is that ? Pukka = genuine
> >
> > Is it Indian ?
>
> it's a dude word :)
>
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