Although my word today
was going to be indictment
(19 people including Trump
indicted in Georgia for racketeering
governor can’t pardon them either)
I am waiting to use indictment
and chose punim for my poem today.
For years I’ve been getting Anu Garg’s
word a day. His words go to 195 countries.
I love the words and his examples.
Today’s word is a punim poem:
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
punim
PRONUNCIATION:
(POO-nuhm)
MEANING:
noun: The face.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Yiddish ponem (face), from Hebrew panim (face). Earliest documented use: 1965.
USAGE:
“Barristers are updating their business cards from Queen’s Counsel to King’s ... A new pound is being minted, with a new royal punim.”
Jason Farago; A Dynasty Aided By Creative Allies; The New York Times; Oct 11, 2022.
Where blessings land from above.
Also, Shayna Punim: heard by every grandchild as their face is being squeezed.