fan meaning in Sinhala
විදුලි පංකාව widuli paṁkāwa
/fæn/
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fan in Sinhala: විදුලි පංකාව (widuli paṁkāwa), රසිකයා (rasikayā). In English, fan means a hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
Sinhala words for fan
- electrical device
- විදුලි පංකාව widuli paṁkāwa
- admirer
- රසිකයා rasikayā
English meaning of fan
- noun A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
- noun An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
- noun The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
- noun Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
fan in a sentence
- He didn't switch on the fan because the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius.
- We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.
- I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room.
Synonyms of fan
fan in other languages
Questions about fan in Sinhala
- What is the meaning of fan in Sinhala?
- Fan in Sinhala is විදුලි පංකාව (widuli paṁkāwa), රසිකයා (rasikayā).
- fan යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
- Fan: විදුලි පංකාව (widuli paṁkāwa), රසිකයා (rasikayā).
- What does fan mean in English?
- Fan means a hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
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