punka ['pʌŋkә]
n.
(印度等地的)蒲葵扇,(悬于天花板上的)布屏风扇
Punka \Pun"ka\, n. [Hind. pankh[=a] fan.]
A machine for fanning a room, usually a movable fanlike frame
covered with canvas, and suspended from the ceiling. It is
kept in motion by pulling a cord. [Hindostan] [Written also
{punkah}.] --Malcom.