पंखावाला

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

पंखा (paṅkhā, “fan”) +‎ -वाला (-vālā, “operator, doer”).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəŋ.kʰɑː.ʋɑː.lɑː/, [pɐ̃ŋ.kʰäː.ʋäː.läː]

Noun edit

पंखावाला • (paṅkhāvālā) m (Urdu spelling پنکھا والا)

punkahwallah: a servant who operates a fan

Declension edit

Declension of पंखावाला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पंखावाला paṅkhāvālā	पंखावाले paṅkhāvāle
oblique	पंखावाले paṅkhāvāle	पंखावालों paṅkhāvālõ
vocative	पंखावाले paṅkhāvāle	पंखावालो paṅkhāvālo

Descendants edit

→ English: punkahwallah

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