punkah

pun·kah

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhng-kuh]
- /ˈpʌŋ kə/
- /ˈpʌŋk.ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhng-kuh]
- /ˈpʌŋ kə/

Definitions of punkah word

noun punkah (especially in India) a fan, especially a large, swinging, screenlike fan hung from the ceiling and moved by a servant or by machinery. 1
adjective punkah of, pertaining to, used on, or working a punkah: punkah ropes. 1
noun punkah in India, a large fan made from the palmyra leaf, or a large, swinging fan consisting of canvas stretched over a rectangular frame and hung from the ceiling 0

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Origin of punkah

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25, punkah is from the Hindi word paṅkhā

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Parts of speech for Punkah

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Punkah

punkah popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

punkah usage trend in Literature

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