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Pronunciation / Transliteration: panji jaal
"सैनिकों ने जंगल में छिपा हुआ पंजी जाल देखा।"
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A simple type of booby trap consisting of a concealed pit filled with sharpened, often poisoned, bamboo stakes.
"Soldiers on patrol had to be extremely careful to avoid stepping into a concealed punji trap."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Hindi word 'paṅjī' meaning a sharpened stake, combined with the English noun 'trap'. The term entered widespread English usage during the mid-20th century, particularly through military reporting during the Vietnam War to describe simple, concealed antipersonnel traps.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Punji trap" is said worldwide
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piège à punji
Transliteration: pyɛʒ a pɔ̃ʒi
"La patrouille a découvert un piège à punji dans la jungle."
Punji-Falle
Transliteration: ˈpʊndʒiˌfalə
"Die Soldaten wurden vor den gefährlichen Punji-Fallen gewarnt."
trappola punji
Transliteration: ˈtrappola ˈpundʒi
"Il soldato rimase ferito da una trappola punji nascosta."
trampa punji
Transliteration: ˈtrampaj ˈpunxi
"Las tropas avanzaban con cautela para evitar caer en una trampa punji."
armadilha punji
Transliteration: aʁmaˈdʒiʎɐ ˈpundʒi
"A armadilha punji era comumente usada em guerras de guerrilha."
पंजी जाल
Transliteration: panji jaal
"सैनिकों ने जंगल में छिपा हुआ पंजी जाल देखा।"
竹签陷阱
Transliteration: zhúqiān xiànjǐng
"侦察兵在丛林里小心翼翼地避开竹签陷阱。"
푼지 트랩
Transliteration: pun-ji teureap
"수색대는 정글에서 푼지 트랩을 발견했다."
パンジートラップ
Transliteration: panji torappu
"兵士たちはジャングルでパンジートラップに警戒した。"
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