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punkah
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[ˈpʌŋkə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- (in India) a large cloth fan on a frame suspended from the ceiling, moved backwards and forwards by pulling on a cord
(e.g: the punkah wallah fell asleep over his task)
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Origin
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via Hindi from Sanskrit pakṣaka, from pakṣa ‘wing’
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