punkah

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pun·kah /ˈpʌŋkə/ noun [countable]  DHin the past, a large fan that was hung across a room and was swung backwards and forwards by hand 〔旧时用手摆动的〕布（屏）风扇

pun·kah nounChineseSyllable  

punkah
pun‧kah /ˈpʌŋkə/ noun [countable]
in the past, a large fan that was hung across a room and was swung backwards and forwards by hand

pun·kahBrE /ˈpʌŋkə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpʌŋkə/ 🔊BrE /ˈpʌŋkɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpʌŋkɑː/ 🔊 noun(IndE) an electric fan 电风扇(in India in the past) a large cloth fan that hung from the ceiling and that was moved by pulling a string 拉风（印度旧时悬挂于天花板用绳子拉动的布屏风扇）