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punkah
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.]pun•kah (ˈpʌŋ kə)
n., pl. -kahs. (esp. in colonial India) a fan consisting of a wooden frame covered with cloth and hung from the ceiling, set in motion by pulling a cord. [1615–25; < Hindi paṅkhāIndo-Aryan] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | punkah - a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a roomfan - a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces |
punkah
punkahA type of fan (used in Asia, esp. in India) in the form of a swinging screen; consists of cloth stretched on a rectangular frame, hung from the ceiling and kept in motion by a cord pulled by a servant.punkah
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