• (n.) 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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/punka/
Pun'ka noun [ Hind. pankhā 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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/196