pena
penar
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpẽ.nɐ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pena (displacing pẽa), from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
Related words
quill pen
down feather
feel pity
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