Punkahwallah

//ˈpʌŋkəˌwɒlə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A servant who operates a punkah (type of fan). South-Asia

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पंखावाला (paṅkhāvālā); also analyzable within English as punkah + wallah.

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