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punkah

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pun·kah

   [puhng-kuh]
–noun
1.
(esp. in India) a fan, esp. a large, swinging, screenlike fan hung from the ceiling and moved by a servant or by machinery.
–adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, used on, or working a punkah: punkah ropes.
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Origin:
1615–25; < Hindi paṅkhā
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punka or punkah (ˈpʌŋkə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
a fan made of a palm leaf or leaves
 
[C17: from Hindi pankhā, from Sanskrit paksaka fan, from paksa wing]
 
punkah or punkah
 
—n
 
[C17: from Hindi pankhā, from Sanskrit paksaka fan, from paksa wing]

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