פּונקט

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin punctum. Compare German Punkt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊŋkt/

Adverb

פּונקט • (punkt)

1. just, exactly, precisely, promptly, punctually

Noun

פּונקט • (punkt) m, plural פּונקטן (punktn)

1. point, dot
2. period (punctation mark)
3. point, item
4. (Khurbn) Assembly point

Derived terms

• פּינקטלעך (pinktlekh)

References

• Pollin-Galay, H. (2024). Occupied Words: What the Holocaust did to Yiddish, pp.183, 241. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN: 978-1512825909