punkah

• Grand ventilateur composé d'un cadre recouvert de toile, suspendu au plafond, traditionnellement utilisé en Inde pour faire circuler l'air dans une pièce.

A large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling, traditionally used in India for circulating air in a room.

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   A large, swinging fan made of a canvas-covered frame suspended from the ceiling, traditionally used in India to circulate air in a room.

   Pankhâ (ventilateur à cadre suspendu)

   • The servants operated the punkah by pulling a rope from outside the room.
   • In the old colonial bungalow, a large punkah hung above the dining table.
   • The gentle breeze from the punkah provided relief from the oppressive heat.