/ ˈpʌŋkə; NAmE ; -kɑː/ noun
1.
( IndE ) an electric fan
2.
(in India in the past) a large cloth fan that hung from the ceiling and that was moved by pulling a string
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WORD ORIGIN
via Hindi from Sanskrit pakṣaka , from pakṣa wing.
/ ˈpʌŋkə; NAmE ; -kɑː/ noun
1.
( IndE ) an electric fan
2.
(in India in the past) a large cloth fan that hung from the ceiling and that was moved by pulling a string
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WORD ORIGIN
via Hindi from Sanskrit pakṣaka , from pakṣa wing.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005