punka(h)

['pʌŋkə]

сущ.; инд.

1. опахало, веер
2. вентилятор
ист. слуга, обмахивающий хозяина опахалом

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Another servant stood by with iced drinks, and a punkah swayed in the background.
Другой слуга, с прохладительными напитками, стоял рядом, а в глубине покачивалось опахало.
Greene, Henry Graham / The Heart of the MatterГрин, Генри Грэм / Суть дела
Суть дела
Грин, Генри Грэм
© Greene Graham, 1938, 1940, 1945
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
The Heart of the Matter
Greene, Henry Graham
© 1948 by Graham Greene
© Graham Greene, 1971

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'pʌŋkəNounопахало; веер

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punkah louvre

вентиляционные жалюзи

Word forms

punkah

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	punkah	punkahs
Possessive case	punkah's	punkahs'

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punka(h)

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punkah

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