Punic
/ˈpjuːnɪk/
Punic adjective: of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.
Adjective
Punic (comparative more Punic, superlative most Punic)
- Of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.
- Synonyms:
- Carthaginian
- Perfidious, treacherous, faithless.
- Synonyms:
- double-dealing, infidelitous, ratlike, booky, dastardly, disleal, disloyal, double-crossing, double-faced, double-hearted
Noun
Punic (plural Punics)
- A native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage; a Carthaginian.
Proper noun
Punic
- The language of Carthage.
Punic meaning in Marathi and Arabic
Punic in Marathi
- of or relating to ancient Carthage
- प्यूनिक pyūnik
- native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage
- प्यूनिक pyūnik
- language of Carthage
- प्यूनिक pyūnik
Punic in Arabic
- of or relating to ancient Carthage
- بُونِي būnī
Synonyms of Punic
- Carthaginian
- double-dealing
- infidelitous
- ratlike
- booky
- dastardly
- disloyal
- double-crossing
- double-faced
- double-hearted
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- doublehearted
- faithless
- false
- false-hearted
- guileful
- hollow-hearted
- Judaslike
- Judasly
- nonfaithful
- perfidious
- recreant
- renegade
- reptilian
- traitorish
- traitorlike
- traitorly
- traitorous
- traitorsome
- treacherous
- treachersome
- unfaithful
- unleal
- unloyal
- unsteadfast
- untrue
- viperish
- viperous
- disleal
- falseheart
- guiled
Forms of Punic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Punic |
| superlative | most Punic |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Punick |
| Noun | |
| plural | Punics |
Origin of Punic
From Latin Pūnicus, variant of Poenicus, from Poenus + -icus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo) under influence from φοινός (phoinós, “crimson red”) owing to its relation to Tyrian purple, apparently from or cognate with Egyptian fnḫw (“Asiatics, Semites”), f:n:x-w-V12:Z2. Equivalent to a modified Phoenician + -ic.
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Phrases with Punic
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Questions about Punic
- What does Punic mean?
- Punic means of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.
- What is Punic in Marathi?
- Punic in Marathi is प्यूनिक (pyūnik). See Punic meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Punic?
- Punic can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Punic?
- Punic is pronounced /ˈpjuːnɪk/.
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Source and license
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