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PUNKAH
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I. (noun)
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)