punkah

or pun·ka

[ puhng-kuh ]

/ ˈpʌŋ kə /

noun

(especially in India) a fan, especially a large, swinging, screenlike fan hung from the ceiling and moved by a servant or by machinery.

adjective

of, pertaining to, used on, or working a punkah: punkah ropes.

Origin of punkah

First recorded in 1615–25, punkah is from the Hindi word paṅkhā

Words nearby punkah

Punjabi, Punjab States, punji stake, punk, punka, punkah, punker, punkie, punkin, punk rock, punky

Example sentences from the Web for punkah

All is ready for the tired traveler, and a boy can be hired for a trifling sum to make the punkah "punk."
Camps and Trails in China|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews
Inside the house the temperature was little cooler despite the punkah which droned monotonously overhead.
The Jungle Girl|Gordon Casserly
He discovered, too, that it was a good thing to lie in the wave of air under the punkah.
Actions and Reactions|Rudyard Kipling
A flying stone struck the boom of the punkah, and thumped on the table.
Dragon's blood|Henry Milner Rideout

The absence of a punkah, a necessity to which he was accustomed, was also a trial.
From Jungle to Java|Arthur Keyser

单词	punkah
释义	punkah or pun·ka [ puhng-kuh ] / ˈpʌŋ kə / noun (especially in India) a fan, especially a large, swinging, screenlike fan hung from the ceiling and moved by a servant or by machinery. adjective of, pertaining to, used on, or working a punkah: punkah ropes. Origin of punkah First recorded in 1615–25, punkah is from the Hindi word paṅkhā Words nearby punkah Punjabi, Punjab States, punji stake, punk, punka, punkah, punker, punkie, punkin, punk rock, punky Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for punkah All is ready for the tired traveler, and a boy can be hired for a trifling sum to make the punkah "punk." Camps and Trails in China\|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews Inside the house the temperature was little cooler despite the punkah which droned monotonously overhead. The Jungle Girl\|Gordon Casserly He discovered, too, that it was a good thing to lie in the wave of air under the punkah. Actions and Reactions\|Rudyard Kipling A flying stone struck the boom of the punkah, and thumped on the table. Dragon's blood\|Henry Milner Rideout The absence of a punkah, a necessity to which he was accustomed, was also a trial. From Jungle to Java\|Arthur Keyser
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