'punkah' definitions:
Definition of 'punkah'
From: WordNet
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'
From: GCIDE
- 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 Webster]