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punkahwallah

UK/ˈpʌŋkəˌwɒlə/US/ˈpʌŋkəˌwɑlə/

punkahwallah noun: a servant who operates a punkah (type of fan).

Noun

punkahwallah (plural punkahwallahs)

  1. (South-Asia) A servant who operates a punkah (type of fan).

punkahwallah meaning in Hindi and Urdu

punkahwallah in Hindi

boy who operates a punkah
पंखावाला paṅkhāvālā

punkahwallah in Urdu

boy who operates a punkah
پنکھا والا paṅkhā vālā

Forms of punkahwallah

pluralpunkahwallahs
alternative formpunkah wallah

Origin of punkahwallah

Borrowed from Hindi पंखावाला (paṅkhāvālā); also analyzable within English as punkah + wallah.

Questions about punkahwallah

What does punkahwallah mean?
Punkahwallah means a servant who operates a punkah (type of fan).
What is punkahwallah in Hindi?
Punkahwallah in Hindi is पंखावाला (paṅkhāvālā). See Punkahwallah meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is punkahwallah?
Punkahwallah is a noun.
How do you pronounce punkahwallah?
Punkahwallah is pronounced /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɒlə/ (UK).
What is the plural of punkahwallah?
The plural of punkahwallah is punkahwallahs.

Words near punkahwallah in the dictionary

  1. punkabillies
  2. punkabilly
  3. punkadelic
  4. punkah
  5. punkahs
  6. punkahwallah
  7. punkahwallahs
  8. Punkalaidun
  9. punkas
  10. punkaw
  11. punkaws

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