puñji

puñji
पुञ्जि

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  • punji — [pun′jē] n. a sharpened, often poisoned, bamboo stake planted in a series as a barricade or planted and concealed in a hole, ditch, etc. as to cut or impale an enemy: usually punji stick or punji stake * * * …   Universalium

  • punji — [pun′jē] n. a sharpened, often poisoned, bamboo stake planted in a series as a barricade or planted and concealed in a hole, ditch, etc. as to cut or impale an enemy: usually punji stick or punji stake …   English World dictionary

  • punji — sharpened and often poisoned bamboo stake set in a hole as a trap for animals or enemies, 1872, of unknown origin, probably from a Tibeto Burman language (first recorded in a Bengal context) …   Etymology dictionary

  • punji — ˈpənjē noun ( s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: perhaps from Kachin : a sharpened stick usually of bamboo set in the ground especially in Vietnam as an antipersonnel weapon punji stick punji trap …   Useful english dictionary

  • Punji stick — The Punji stick or Punji stake is a type of booby trapped stake. It is a simple spike, made out of wood or bamboo, generally placed upright in the ground. Punji sticks are usually deployed in substantial numbers. [Michael Lee Lanning and Dan… …   Wikipedia

  • punji stake — /poon jee, pun / a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound. Also called punji stick. [1870 75; earlier punjee, panja …   Universalium

  • punji stick — [ pʌndʒi] noun (especially in SE Asia) a sharpened, typically poison tipped bamboo stake set in a camouflaged hole in the ground as a means of defence. Origin C19: punji prob. of Tibeto Burman origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • punji stake — /poon jee, pun / a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound. Also called punji stick. [1870 75; earlier punjee, panja …   Useful english dictionary

  • punji — noun /ˈpunʒi/lang=jbo A sharpened bamboo stick set in the ground to wound or impale enemy soldiers See Also: cpacu, lebna, cpana, batke, setca …   Wiktionary

  • puñjī — पुञ्जी …   Indonesian dictionary

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