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Definition of Punkah
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Punkah
1. Noun. a large fan type, common on the Indian subcontinent, especially made from a leaf or from cloth, typically hung from the ceiling, designed to cool a room, often operated manually by a boy (servant) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Punkah
1. punka [n -S] - See also: punka
Lexicographical Neighbors of Punkah
Literary usage of Punkah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"... in the wall to a servant stationed without; the servant pulls the punkah
backwards and forwards, maintaining a constant current of air in the chamber. ..."
2. Cawnpore by George Otto Trevelyan (1866)
"... to rouse the nodding punkah-puller, more happy than his wakeful master.
Little of ornament or convenience is to be ..."
3. The Savage-club Papers by Savage Club (London, England), Savage Club, London (1897)
"THE STORY OF A LITTLE punkah WALLAH. A REMINISCENCE. BY MAJOR WG BOSWORTH.
TN the year of grace 18— after a long spell of unre- mining work, I was occupied ..."
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