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Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha), from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa, “wing”)
Pronunciation
Noun
پَن٘کھا • (paṅkhā) m (Hindi spelling पंखा)
- fan
- پُرانا پَن٘کھا کام نَہِیں کَرْتا۔ ― purānā paṅkhā kām nahī̃ kartā. ― The old fan doesn't work.
- ventilator
References
- John T. Platts (2015 January 8 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)