punji
punji noun: 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.
Noun
punji (plural punjis)
- 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.
- Ordinary punjis will penetrate thick uniforms or the upper part of a shoe.2013, Gordon L. Rottman, World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 19
- Synonyms:
- punji stick, ranjau, ranjow
punji meaning in Indonesian
punji in Indonesian
- sharpen bamboo stick to harm enemies
- ranjau
Synonyms of punji
Forms of punji
| plural | punjis |
|---|---|
| alternative form | panjee |
| alternative form | panji |
| alternative form | punjee |
| alternative form | punjie |
Origin of punji
From Jingpho [Term?].
Words formed from punji
Phrases with punji
Questions about punji
- What does punji mean?
- Punji means 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.
- What is punji in Indonesian?
- Punji in Indonesian is ranjau. See Punji meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is punji?
- Punji is a noun.
- What is the plural of punji?
- The plural of punji is punjis.
Words near punji in the dictionary
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