PUNKA
\pˈʌŋkə], \pˈʌŋkə], \p_ˈʌ_ŋ_k_ə]\
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A machine for fanning a room, usually a movable fanlike frame covered with canvas, and suspended from the ceiling. It is kept in motion by pulling a cord.
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PUNKAH, pung'ka, n. a large fan for cooling the air of an Indian house, consisting of a light framework covered with cloth and suspended from the ceiling of a room, worked by pulling a cord or by machinery. [Hind. pankha, a fan.]
By Thomas Davidson
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