punkahwallah
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hindi पंखावाला (paṅkhāvālā); also analyzable within English as punkah + wallah.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɒlə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɑlə/
Noun
editpunkahwallah (plural punkahwallahs)
- (South Asia) A servant who operates a punkah (type of fan).
Translations
editboy who operates a punkah
References
edit- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967