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punkah

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpʌŋkə/Part of speech nounSorted ahknpuStarts with PEnds with H0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A large hanging fan once used to move air in a room.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Outside the court the sun blazed—within was the wind of great punkahs that made you shiver …
  • In the refreshment room a few would-be passengers were cooled by the punkah, worked by a string tied to the big toe of a sleepy Burmese boy.

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