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punkah

C2 noun

punkah /ˈpʌŋkə/ nghĩa là quạt trần lớn (bằng lá hoặc vải, xưa thường do người hầu quạt)

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  1. quạt trần lớn (bằng lá hoặc vải, xưa thường do người hầu quạt)

    A fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant.

    myanmar · south-asia

    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.

    Outside the court the sun blazed—within was the wind of great punkahs that made you shiver …

    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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