The courtroom was sombre…High up…the punkahs were swaying short to and fro (Joseph Conrad).
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pun|ka — pun|kah or pun|ka «PUHNG kuh», noun. (in India and Indonesia) a fan, especially a large swinging fan hung from the ceiling and kept in motion by a servant or by machinery: »The courtroom was sombre…High up…the punkahs were swaying short to and… … Useful english dictionary
kah — be·di·kah; be·kah; be·ra·kah; ha·la·kah; ha·luk·kah; ha·nuk·kah; khan·kah; ma·kah; pok·kah; pun·kah; se·mi·kah; suk·kah; tze·da·kah; ha·lu·kah; ha·nu·kah; mat·kah; za·kah; … English syllables
pun — cho·pun·nish; con·tra·pun·tal; con·tra·pun·tal·ist; con·tra·pun·tist; con·tra·pun·to; es·pun·dia; moor·pun·ky; pun·chi·nel·lo; pun·dit; pun·dit·ic; pun·dit·ry; pun·do·nor; pun·ga·pung; pun·gence; pun·gen·cy; pun·gent·ly; pun·gi; pun·gle;… … English syllables
punkah — pun·kah … English syllables
punka — pun·ka or pun·kah (pŭngʹkə) n. A fan used especially in India, made of a palm frond or strip of cloth hung from the ceiling and moved by a servant. [Hindi paṅkhá, from Sanskrit pakṣakaḥ, fan, from pakṣaḥ, wing.] * * * … Universalium
punkah — pun|kah [ˈpʌŋkə] n in the past, a large ↑fan that was hung across a room and was swung backwards and forwards by hand … Dictionary of contemporary English
punkah — (PUN kah) [Hindi, from Sanskrit] In India, a fan consisting of a light frame covered with cloth and suspended from the ceiling, moved by machinery or by a servant … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
punkah — pun•kah [[t]ˈpʌŋ kə[/t]] n. pl. kahs raj (esp. in colonial India) a fan consisting of a wooden frame covered with cloth and hung from the ceiling, set in motion by pulling a cord • Etymology: 1615–25; < Hindi paṅkhāIndo Aryan … From formal English to slang
Kalidasa — /kah li dah seuh/, n. fl. 5th century A.D., Hindu dramatist and poet. Also, Kalidasa. * * * flourished с 5th century Indian poet and dramatist. Little is known about him; his poems suggest that he was a Brahman (priest). Many works are… … Universalium
Peter Jones (missionary) — Kahkewaquonaby redirects here. Peter Edmund Jones (1843–1909) was also known as Kahkewaquonaby. This article is about Peter Jones, the missionary. For other people with the same name, see Peter Jones (disambiguation). Peter Jones … Wikipedia
