punch
English
/pʌntʃ/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
- (uncountable) Power, strength, energy.
- (uncountable) Impact.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English punchen borrowed from Old French ponchonner (punch) derived from Latin punctio.
Origin
Latin
punctio
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bag English
- ball English
- board English
- bowl English
- center English
- centerpunch English
- centre English
- centrepunch English
- cock English
- cockpunch English
- counterpunch English
- counterpuncher English
- cowpuncher English
- cutter English
- cutting English
- dialogue English
- front English
- hole English
- holepunch English
- key English
- keypunch English
- keypuncher English
- micropunch English
- multipunch English
- outpunch English
- overpunch English
- prepunch English
- prick English
- prickpunch English
- punch dialogue English
- punch front English
- punchability English
- punchable English
- punchbag English
- punchball English
- punchboard English
- punchbowl English
- punchcutter English
- punchcutting English
- punchee English
- puncher English
- punchily English
- punchiness English
- punchless English
- punchlike English
- punchwork English
- punchy English
- unpunchable English
- work English
- interpunctio Latin
- punctio Latin
- pungō Latin
- Punsch German
- puncs Hungarian
- ponce Italian
- pons Dutch, Flemish
- punch Dutch, Flemish
- punch French
- пунш Russian
- ponchar Spanish, Castilian
- ponche Spanish, Castilian
- *pénkʷe Proto-Indo-European
- punsj Norwegian Bokmål
- パンチ Japanese
- punsj Norwegian Nynorsk
- पञ्चन् Sanskrit
- punchen Middle English
- ponchonner Old French
- पाँच Hindi
- panca Malay
- panca- Malay
- 賓治 Chinese
- pañca Pali
- પાંચ Gujarati
- *pánča Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *pánća Proto-Indo-Aryan
- পাঁচ Bengali
- پنچ Urdu
- 𑀧𑀁𑀘 Maharastri Prakrit
- ਪੰਜ Panjabi, Punjabi
- पाच Konkani
- panʒ Romani
- 𑀧𑀁𑀘 Ashokan Prakrit
- punse Hiligaynon
- ꠙꠣꠌ Sylheti
- ପାଞ୍ଚ Oriya
- පහ Sinhala, Sinhalese
- پانژھ Kashmiri
- ފަހެހް Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian
- fañs Rohingya
- پنج Sindhi
- pʌndžes Domari
- पाञ्ज Mandeali
- key
- bag
- work
- cock
- ball
- bowl
- hole
- prick
- front
- board
- cutter
- punchy
- centre
- center
- cutting
- punchee
- puncher
- outpunch
- prepunch
- dialogue
- punchily
- keypunch
- punchbag
- holepunch
- punchwork
- punchbowl
- cockpunch
- overpunch
- punchable
- punchless
- punchball
- punchlike
- punchboard
- multipunch
- micropunch
- cowpuncher
- punchiness
- keypuncher
- prickpunch
- punch front
- centerpunch
- unpunchable
- punchcutter
- centrepunch
- counterpunch
- punchcutting
- punchability
- counterpuncher
- punch dialogue