pookan.

Brit.

/ˈpuːkə/,

/ˈpʊkə/, U.S.

/ˈpukə/,

/ˈpʊkə/, Irish English

/ˈpuːkə/

Forms:

α. 1800s phouka, 1800s pooca, 1800s poocha, 1800s– phooka, 1800s– pooka, 1800s– pookah, 1800s– pookha, 1800s– púca, 1900s– phuca, 1900s– pouka, 1900s– puca.

β. 1900s– pookey, 1900s– pookie, 1900s– pooky.

Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish púca.

Etymology: < Irish púca (1676 or earlier: see puck n.¹).In forms with ph- probably after the lenited forms in Irish (e.g. the vocative a phúca or the genitive an phúca , common in place names). In β. forms with alteration of ending after -y suffix⁶.

Irish English.

In Irish folklore: a malignant sprite or hobgoblin, esp. one which takes the form of an animal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > imp, goblin, or hobgoblin

thursec725

puckOE

puckleOE

goblina1350

hurlewaynes kin1399

Hoba1500

bogle?1507

chimera?1521

hobgoblin1530

chyppynutie?1553

bearbug1560

boggard1570

bugbear?c1570

empusa1572

puckerelc1580

puck bug1582

imp1584

urchin1584

fear-babea1586

hob-thrush1590

hodge-poker1598

lar1598

poker1598

bogle-bo1603

mormo1605

foliot1621

mormolukee1624

buggle-boo1625

pug1631

black man1656

feind1659

Tom Poker1673

duende1691

boodie?a1700

worricow1711

bolly1724

Tom Po1744

fleying1811

pooka1824

booger1827

alp1828

boll1847

bogy1857

beastie1867

boogie1880

shag boy1882

1824 T. C. Croker Researches S. Ireland 91 Another species of Irish fairy is the Phooka.

1847 J. S. Le Fanu T. O'Brien 74 The Cavalier had heard of Phookas and other malignant sprites who..scare..the benighted traveller.

1888 W. B. Yeats Fairy & Folk Tales 94 The Pooka..seems essentially an animal spirit;..[a] wild, staring phantom.

1932 S. O'Faoláin Midsummer Night Madness in Coll. Stories (1980) I. 59 Are you afraid of the pookas? I am!

2002 R. Kerwen Ogre's Guitar 20 ‘I'm a pooka,’ said the animal. ‘Can you guess where I'm taking you?’ ‘N..no,’ replied Shane. ‘To the house of the banshees,’ said the pooka.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pooka
释义	pookan. Brit. /ˈpuːkə/, /ˈpʊkə/, U.S. /ˈpukə/, /ˈpʊkə/, Irish English /ˈpuːkə/ Forms: α. 1800s phouka, 1800s pooca, 1800s poocha, 1800s– phooka, 1800s– pooka, 1800s– pookah, 1800s– pookha, 1800s– púca, 1900s– phuca, 1900s– pouka, 1900s– puca. β. 1900s– pookey, 1900s– pookie, 1900s– pooky. Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish púca. Etymology: < Irish púca (1676 or earlier: see puck n.¹).In forms with ph- probably after the lenited forms in Irish (e.g. the vocative a phúca or the genitive an phúca , common in place names). In β. forms with alteration of ending after -y suffix⁶. Irish English. In Irish folklore: a malignant sprite or hobgoblin, esp. one which takes the form of an animal. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > imp, goblin, or hobgoblin thursec725 puckOE puckleOE goblina1350 hurlewaynes kin1399 Hoba1500 bogle?1507 chimera?1521 hobgoblin1530 chyppynutie?1553 bearbug1560 boggard1570 bugbear?c1570 empusa1572 puckerelc1580 puck bug1582 imp1584 urchin1584 fear-babea1586 hob-thrush1590 hodge-poker1598 lar1598 poker1598 bogle-bo1603 mormo1605 foliot1621 mormolukee1624 buggle-boo1625 pug1631 black man1656 feind1659 Tom Poker1673 duende1691 boodie?a1700 worricow1711 bolly1724 Tom Po1744 fleying1811 pooka1824 booger1827 alp1828 boll1847 bogy1857 beastie1867 boogie1880 shag boy1882 1824 T. C. Croker Researches S. Ireland 91 Another species of Irish fairy is the Phooka. 1847 J. S. Le Fanu T. O'Brien 74 The Cavalier had heard of Phookas and other malignant sprites who..scare..the benighted traveller. 1888 W. B. Yeats Fairy & Folk Tales 94 The Pooka..seems essentially an animal spirit;..[a] wild, staring phantom. 1932 S. O'Faoláin Midsummer Night Madness in Coll. Stories (1980) I. 59 Are you afraid of the pookas? I am! 2002 R. Kerwen Ogre's Guitar 20 ‘I'm a pooka,’ said the animal. ‘Can you guess where I'm taking you?’ ‘N..no,’ replied Shane. ‘To the house of the banshees,’ said the pooka. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824
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