punkahwallah

发音

UK /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɒlə/
US /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɑlə/

词形变化

punkahwallahs 复数 punkahwallahs

别名

punkah wallah

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A servant who operates a punkah (type of fan).

词源

Borrowed from Hindi पंखावाला (paṅkhāvālā); also analyzable within English as punkah + wallah.

来源:wiktionary