punim

Definitions

• face

Example Sentences

• "Oh my gosh, look at that punim. Your baby is adorable!"

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• Heb פנים paním, Yiddish פּנים pónem

Who Uses This

• Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Alternative Spellings

panim, ponim, punem

Notes

• This word originally stems from Hebrew, but is more closely associated with Yiddish discourse.