Speakur

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punkahwallah

/ˈpʌŋkəˌwɑlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
punkah-wal-lah
IPA
/ˈpʌŋkəˌwɑlə/
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A servant who operates a punkah (type of fan).

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पंखावाला (paṅkhāvālā); also analyzable within English as punkah + wallah.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɑlə/
  • British English: /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɒlə/

Inflected Forms

punkahwallahs (plural) punkah wallah (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce punkahwallah?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɑlə/.
What does punkahwallah mean?
A servant who operates a punkah (type of fan).
Where does punkahwallah come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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