Punka

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• Punka — Pun ka, n. [Hind. pankh[=a] fan.] 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. [Hindostan] [Written also {punkah}.] Malcom. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Punka — Punka, engl. verderbt aus Pankha (s.d.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

• punka — pun·ka or pun·kah (pŭngʹkə) n. A fan used especially in India, made of a palm frond or strip of cloth hung from the ceiling and moved by a servant.   [Hindi paṅkhá, from Sanskrit pakṣakaḥ, fan, from pakṣaḥ, wing.] * * * …   Universalium

• punka — pun·ka …   English syllables

• punka — noun see punkah …   Useful english dictionary

• punkah — Punka Pun ka, n. [Hind. pankh[=a] fan.] 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. [Hindostan] [Written also {punkah}.] Malcom. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• panka — panca ou panka [ pɑ̃ka ] n. m. • 1890, 1857; punka 1841; hindi pankha ♦ Sorte d écran suspendu au plafond, qui se manœuvre au moyen de cordes et est utilisé comme ventilateur, dans les pays chauds. ● panka nom masculin (anglais pankah, de l hindi …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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