different between punji vs pungi

English

Etymology

Jingpho [Term?]

Noun

punji (plural punjis)

1. A sharpened stick, often made of bamboo and covered in feces or other biohazardous material, set in the ground to wound or impale enemy soldiers.
   • 2013, Gordon L. Rottman, World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps, Bloomsbury Publishing (?ISBN), page 19:

     Ordinary punjis will penetrate thick uniforms or the upper part of a shoe.

Synonyms

• punji stick

Derived terms

• punji pit

Further reading

• Punji stick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

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Noun

pungi (plural pungis)

1. A wind instrument, traditionally made from a gourd, played by snake charmers in India and Pakistan.

Anagrams

• gin up

Icelandic

Noun

pungi

1. indefinite dative singular of pungur

Italian

Verb

pungi

1. second-person singular present indicative of pungere
2. second-person singular imperative of pungere

Anagrams

• pugni

Latin

Verb

pung?

1. present passive infinitive of pung?

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pund???]

Noun

pungi f pl

1. plural of pung?