Meanings
Origin
- Hindiपंखावाला
- Englishpunkahwallah
Borrowed from Hindi पंखावाला (paṅkhāvālā); also analyzable within English as punkah + wallah.
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Arabic خادم المروحة, خادمة المروحة
- خادم المروحة (khādim al-mirwaha)boy who operates a punkah
- خادمة المروحة (khādimat al-mirwaha)boy who operates a punkah
- بنكاوالا (bankāwālā)boy who operates a punkah
Chinese Mandarin 拉扇僕人 /拉扇仆人, 朋卡華拉 /朋卡华拉
- 拉扇僕人 /拉扇仆人 (lāshàn púrén)boy who operates a punkah
- 朋卡華拉 /朋卡华拉 (péngkǎhuálā)boy who operates a punkah
French punka, panka
- punkaboy who operates a punkah
- pankaboy who operates a punkah
- pancaboy who operates a punkah
Hindi पंखावाला
- पंखावाला (paṅkhāvālā)boy who operates a punkah
Japanese 扇風召使い, プンカワーラー
- 扇風召使い (sempū-meshitsukai)boy who operates a punkah
- プンカワーラー (punkawārā)boy who operates a punkah
Polish punkahwallah
- punkahwallahboy who operates a punkah
Urdu پنکھا والا
- پنکھا والا (paṅkhā vālā)boy who operates a punkah
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APA
punkahwallah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punkahwallah
MLA
“punkahwallah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punkahwallah. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punkahwallah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punkahwallah.
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