punkahwallah

名词 n.
/ˈpʌŋkəˌwɒlə/    /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɑlə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A servant who operates a punkah (type of fan). South-Asia

词形变化

punkahwallahs plural punkah wallah alternative

词源

Borrowed from Hindi पंखावाला (paṅkhāvālā); also analyzable within English as punkah + wallah.
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