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Definition of punkah in English: punkahnoun ˈpʌŋkəˈpʌŋkɑːˈpəŋkə historical 1(in India) a large cloth fan on a frame suspended from the ceiling, moved backwards and forwards by pulling on a cord. as modifier the punkah wallah fell asleep over his task Example sentencesExamples - I could tell it was her because of the punkah wallah holding a large sign bearing the words ‘Tessa Jowell IS HERE’.
- I so want to be oiled by a nice clean punkah wallah.
- A retired punkah staggers from one pulley to the other.
- Back in town, among the most distinctive digs are the Hotel Sofitel Central, a palatial, seafront pavilion of louvres, punkah fans and armies of gardeners.
- 1.1Indian An electric fan.
Example sentencesExamples - An ideally positioned bar and lounge under an open-thatch roof is cooled by the silent swish of punkahs, and decorated in harmonious green, cream and ebony.
- Aware of the famous punkahs at Brisbane's Tattersalls Club, Addison's punkahs - his first - also form part of a strategy of passive environmental control.
- There was a pause during which I seemed to hear the regular gentle swish of the punkah and the steady buzzing of the cicadas in the sandalwood trees.
- You can imagine yourself in a stifling ballroom in Calcutta, full of feverish gaiety, while punkahs languidly stir the air.
Synonyms air cooler, air conditioner, ventilator, blower, aerator
Origin Via Hindi from Sanskrit pakṣaka, from pakṣa 'wing'. Rhymes bunker, hunker, lunker, spelunker Definition of punkah in US English: punkahnounˈpəŋkəˈpəNGkə historical 1(in India) a large cloth fan on a frame suspended from the ceiling, moved backward and forward by pulling on a cord. as modifier the punkah wallah fell asleep over his task Example sentencesExamples - I so want to be oiled by a nice clean punkah wallah.
- A retired punkah staggers from one pulley to the other.
- Back in town, among the most distinctive digs are the Hotel Sofitel Central, a palatial, seafront pavilion of louvres, punkah fans and armies of gardeners.
- I could tell it was her because of the punkah wallah holding a large sign bearing the words ‘Tessa Jowell IS HERE’.
- 1.1Indian An electric fan.
Example sentencesExamples - There was a pause during which I seemed to hear the regular gentle swish of the punkah and the steady buzzing of the cicadas in the sandalwood trees.
- Aware of the famous punkahs at Brisbane's Tattersalls Club, Addison's punkahs - his first - also form part of a strategy of passive environmental control.
- An ideally positioned bar and lounge under an open-thatch roof is cooled by the silent swish of punkahs, and decorated in harmonious green, cream and ebony.
- You can imagine yourself in a stifling ballroom in Calcutta, full of feverish gaiety, while punkahs languidly stir the air.
Synonyms air cooler, air conditioner, ventilator, blower, aerator
Origin Via Hindi from Sanskrit pakṣaka, from pakṣa ‘wing’. |