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Pukka sahib (/ ˈ p ʌ k ə ˈ s ɑː (ɪ) b / PUK-ə SAH(-i)b) [1] is a slang term taken from the Hindi words for "substantial" (literally "ripe") and "master". Among English users, "pukka" came to signify "first class" or "absolutely genuine", so that the combined phrase can be translated as "true gentleman" or "excellent fellow".
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Sahib or Saheb (/ ˈ s ɑː h ɪ b /; Arabic: صاحب) is an Arabic title meaning 'companion'. It was historically used for the first caliph Abu Bakr in the Quran.. As a loanword, Sahib has passed into several languages, including Persian, Kurdish, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Tajik, Crimean Tatar, [1] Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Rohingya and Somali.
"The word "pukka" is still used formally in 19th- and 21st-century English and Greek" So what is it supposed to mean that the term is "still" used in the 19th-century versions of the language. GeneCallahan ( talk ) 11:45, 17 February 2014 (UTC) [ reply ]
Pukka, an adulatory slang adjective, may refer to: Arts. Pukka Orchestra, a Canadian new wave band in the 1980s; Pukka or pucca, a category of Indian vernacular ...
(informal) short for "pudding", which may mean dessert or occasionally a savoury item such as Yorkshire pudding or black pudding; a fool (informal term usually used good-naturedly between family members). pulling his pud, means male masturbation by a "pudknocker". pukka
Pucca housing (or pukka or pacca) refers to dwellings that are designed to be solid and permanent. This term is applied to housing in South Asia built of substantial material such as stone , brick , cement , concrete , or timber .
Rama Kulasekhara (fl. late 11th century CE [4]) was the last ruler of the Chera Perumal dynasty of medieval Kerala. [5] [6] He was a contemporary to Chola kings Kulottunga I (1070–1120) and Vikrama Chola (1118–35 AD). [6]