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noun
A fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Myanmar, South-Asia
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noun
a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fan
History
Borrowed from Hindi पंखा (paṅkhā, “fan”), from Sanskrit पक्षक (pakṣaka), from पक्ष (pakṣa, “wing”).
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
