puny

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) fist
2. (masculine) wrist
3. (masculine) cuff (of a sleeve)
4. (masculine) handful
5. (masculine) handle, grip, hilt

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of punyir:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of punyir:

punyir

to poke, to prick

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Concepts

fist

✊

wrist

wristband

cuff

clenched fist

oncoming fist

carpus

oncoming fist

wristlet

wrists

basket hilt

Synonyms

canyell

carp

canell

Translations

puño

✊

poing

✊

pugno

✊

punho

✊

Faust

✊

ponh

punh

manchette

γροθιά

carpus

bask

🪽

zend

pugnus

✊

Handgelenk

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpuɲ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: pugnus

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan puny, from Latin pugnus, from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos, *puḱnos, from *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”).