punji

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

punji punjis panjee panji punjee punjie

Etymology

From Jingpho [Term?].

Derived words

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