Punnichy is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located within the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279 and Census Division No. 10, approximately 126 kilometres northeast of the city of Regina. The village sits along the original “Alphabet Line” of the main Canadian National Railway line, with Lestock to the east and Quinton to the west.
The name Punnichy is derived from the Saulteaux word panacay, meaning “fledgling bird with few feathers” – a humorous reference by Saulteaux speakers to the appearance of a pioneer merchant in the area.