Punoni

Punoni is a verb form in Albanian derived from the verb punoj, meaning to work. It can function as the present tense form of the second person plural, meaning you (plural) work, as in Ju punoni shpejt dhe me përpikëri (you work quickly and diligently). It also serves as the second person plural imperative, used to command or encourage a group to perform work, as in Punoni projektin sot (work on the project today). The exact meaning depends on context and punctuation, since Albanian often omits the subject pronoun.

The form is built from the verb stem pun- with the ending -oni. Related words include punë (work, job), punonjës (employee), and punëtor (worker). Phonologically, stress typically falls on the syllable preceding the ending, though prosody can shift stress in longer phrases.

In linguistic use, punoni is primarily noted as a productive inflected form of an everyday verb rather than as a standalone lexeme with a separate meaning. It is not commonly used as a proper noun in major reference works; if encountered as a name, it is likely a surname or a local designation limited to specific communities, not a standard geographic or organizational term.

For readers encountering the term in text, it is best interpreted from context: as a verb form indicating work by a group of people, or, if capitalized or treated as a name, as a potential proper noun requiring localization or additional context to identify a precise referent.