punkah

Examples

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• Two punkahs of gold-colored stuff wave above us.

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• The room was terrifically hot despite the rain, and the glutinous breeze that wafted up from the punkah bathed me in sweat.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Finally, towards the end of the day, as the air rose from the gutters in a steaming miasma and the punkah-wallah fell asleep over his task, Miss Compton-Divot was ushered into the room.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Without windows, one can scarcely distinguish anything at first entrance from the glare outside; but presently we find the place full of tables of green and growing plants, and two huge punkahs waving slowly overhead, making a cooling breeze.

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• The room was filled with a gentle breeze from the punkah hanging from the ceiling.

• As the heat climbed, the punkah swayed slowly, providing some relief in the stifling room.

• During the summer months in India, many homes install a punkah to help circulate air and cool down the space.

Synonyms

F

to fan

vspunkah

20 1.0

To move air by waving something like a piece of paper

is a fixed ceiling device that circulates air without being waved

How Big

punkah

• Archaic

1 9.9

electric fan

2 1.0

fan

197 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology