punim

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Yiddish פּנים (ponem), from Hebrew פָּנִים (paním, face).

Noun[edit]

punim (plural punims)

  1. The face (front part of the head).
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:countenance
    • 1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint[1], New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 89:
      I can’t help it that I’m so beautiful they stop Mother when she is wheeling me in my carriage so as to get a good look at my gorgeous punim
    • 2010, F. Paul Wilson, Jack: Secret Circles, page 100:
      Jack figured if Mr. Rosen could detect a fierce look on his punim, he was giving away too much.

See also[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

punim

  1. inflection of punir:
    1. first-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. first-person plural imperative

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

punim

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of punir

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

punim

  1. masculine/neuter instrumental singular of pun