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puni.

to punish

4 characters2 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpuni/
  1. to punish

Where this word comes from

Derived from Latin pūniō (“to punish”), from poena (“punishment, penalty”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂, from the root *kʷey- (“to pay”).

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