Punkah
Type of fan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Punkah wallah?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
"Punka" redirects here. For song, see Punka (song).
A punkah, also pankha (Urdu: پَنکھا, Hindi: पंखा, paṅkhā), is a type of fan used since the early 6th century BC. The word pankha originated from pankh, the wings of a bird which produce a current of air when flapped.