punim
noun/ˈpʊn.ɪm/
Etymology Borrowed from Yiddish פּנים (ponem), from Hebrew פָּנִים (paním, “face”).
1
The face (front part of the head).
- I can’t help it that I’m so beautiful they stop Mother when she is wheeling me in my carriage so as to get a good look at my gorgeous punim—1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 89:
- Jack figured if Mr. Rosen could detect a fierce look on his punim, he was giving away too much.2010, F. Paul Wilson, Jack: Secret Circles, page 100:
- Related terms
- poonam