puja

== English == === Alternative forms === pooja === Etymology === From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpuː.dʒə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpu.dʒə/ (India) IPA(key): /puː.dʒɑː/ === Noun === puja (countable and uncountable, plural pujas) A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship. [from 17th c.] ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === jaup == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈpu.ʒə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈpu.d͡ʒa] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈpu.ʒa] === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from pujar. ==== Noun ==== puja f (plural puges) ascent, rise, gain === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence; worship”). ==== Noun ==== puja f (plural puges) (religion) puja === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== puja inflection of pujar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “puja”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay puja, from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā). Doublet of puji. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pu.d͡ʒa/ Hyphenation: pu‧ja === Noun === puja an act of worship ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “puja”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From Hindi पूजा (pūjā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [pudʒa] === Noun === puja (Hinduism) a religious ritual performed as an act of worship. ==== Derived terms ==== pujari == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpuxa/ [ˈpu.xa] Rhymes: -uxa Syllabification: pu‧ja === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from pujar. ==== Noun ==== puja f (plural pujas) bid struggle pujas de poder ― power struggles === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== puja inflection of pujar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “puja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025