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Punkah

//ˈpʌŋkə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant. Myanmar, South-Asia

    "A punkah is, by some, used instead of a chattah, (or umbrella); but it is very inferior as a defence against either sun, wind, or rain."

  2. 2
    a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पंखा (paṅkhā, “fan”), from Sanskrit पक्षक (pakṣaka), from पक्ष (pakṣa, “wing”).

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