punka


pun·ka

or pun·kah P0662600 (pŭng′kə)n. A fan used especially in India, made of a palm frond or strip of cloth hung from the ceiling and moved by a servant.
[Hindi paṅkhá, from Sanskrit pakṣakaḥ, fan, from pakṣaḥ, wing.]

punka

(ˈpʌŋkə) or

punkah

n (Tools) a fan made of a palm leaf or leaves[C17: from Hindi pankhā, from Sanskrit paksaka fan, from paksa wing]