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"ref": "1810, Thomas Williamson, East India Vade-Mecum..., page 313:",
"text": "A punkah is, by some, used instead of a chattah, (or umbrella); but it is very inferior as a defence against either sun, wind, or rain.",
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{
"ref": "1900, Joseph Conrad, chapter 4, in Lord Jim:",
"text": "Outside the court the sun blazed—within was the wind of great punkahs that made you shiver …",
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},
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"ref": "1943 November and December, G. T. Porter, “The Lines Behind the Lines in Burma”, in Railway Magazine, page 325:",
"text": "In the refreshment room a few would-be passengers were cooled by the punkah, worked by a string tied to the big toe of a sleepy Burmese boy.",
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{
"ref": "1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise:",
"text": "Perhaps it was a mistake to invite Mr Stanhope; the day was intolerably hot and humid; all he wanted to do was to lie on his bed with a punkah sighing over him, at least moving the unbreathable air.",
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"A fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant."
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"(South Asia, Myanmar) A fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant."
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"word": "ပန်ကာ"
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},
{
"ref": "1943 November and December, G. T. Porter, “The Lines Behind the Lines in Burma”, in Railway Magazine, page 325:",
"text": "In the refreshment room a few would-be passengers were cooled by the punkah, worked by a string tied to the big toe of a sleepy Burmese boy.",
"type": "quote"
},
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"ref": "1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise:",
"text": "Perhaps it was a mistake to invite Mr Stanhope; the day was intolerably hot and humid; all he wanted to do was to lie on his bed with a punkah sighing over him, at least moving the unbreathable air.",
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"particularly",
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"large",
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[
"made",
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[
"leaf",
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[
"cloth",
"cloth"
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"hung",
"hung"
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"ceiling",
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"formerly",
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],
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"often",
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],
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"operated",
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"(South Asia, Myanmar) A fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant."
],
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"ipa": "/ˈpʌŋkə/"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈpʌŋkɑː/"
},
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"sense": "fan",
"word": "ပန်ကာ"
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"sense": "fan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "पंखा"
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"sense": "fan",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "панкха́"
},
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"sense": "fan",
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"word": "опаха́ло"
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"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "pankhā",
"sense": "fan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "پنکھا"
}
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"word": "punkah"
}
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