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PUNKAH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does punkah mean?
• PUNKAH (noun)
The noun PUNKAH has 1 sense:
1. a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room
Familiarity information: PUNKAH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("punkah" is a kind of...):
fan (a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces)
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