punkah

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant. Myanmar,South-Asia
    — A punkah is, by some, used instead of a chattah, (or umbrella); but it is very inferior as a defence against either sun, wind, or rain.

词形变化

punkahs plural

词源

Borrowed from Hindi पंखा (paṅkhā, “fan”), from Sanskrit पक्षक (pakṣaka), from पक्ष (pakṣa, “wing”).
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