پنکھا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha), from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa, “wing”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pəŋ.kʰɑː/

Noun

پَن٘کھا • (paṅkhā) m (Hindi spelling पंखा)

1. fan

   پُرانا پَن٘کھا کام نَہِیں کَرْتا۔ ― purānā paṅkhā kām nahī̃ kartā. ― The old fan doesn't work.

2. 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)‎^[1]