Etymology

punani

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Today it means: The vulva or vagina. Full definition →

Jamaican Creole punani ← Akan oponaani ← English poon
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The story

  1. Hawaiian · derived fromPuanani“beautiful flower”
  2. French · derived fromputain
  3. English · derived frompoon“vagina”
  4. Akan · derived fromoponaani
  5. Jamaican Creole · borrowed frompunani
  6. English todaypunani

From Jamaican Creole punani, perhaps from Akan oponaani. Possibly influenced by English poon (“vagina”) from French putain, or from Hawaiian Puanani (“beautiful flower”).

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