punca

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• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pun.t͡ʃə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pun.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃə, -ə

punca (Jawi spelling ڤونچا‎, plural punca-punca, informal 1st possessive puncaku, 2nd possessive puncamu, 3rd possessive puncanya)

1. source

   punca bekalan air ― source of water supply

2. cause
   • 2018 September 4, “Punca terjadinya migrain [Cause for the occurrence of migrain]”, in Media Permata‎, archived from the original on 27 October 2018, retrieved 28 October 2018:

     Sesetengah pengawet yang terdapat dalam makanan, terutamanya makanan segera atau makanan diproses juga boleh menjadi punca sakit kepala.

     Some preservatives that are found in food, especially fast food or processed food can also be a cause of headaches.

• (source): sumber
• (cause): penyebab

• sebab (“reason”)

• “punca” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

punca m

1. genitive singular of punc