PUNKAH


Meaning of PUNKAH in English

[ 'pʌŋkə , -kα: ]

■ noun chiefly historical (in India) a large cloth fan on a frame suspended from the ceiling, worked by a cord.

Origin

via Hindi from Sanskrit pakṛaka , from pakṛa 'wing'.

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