punkah
(noun) a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room
Source: WordNet® 3.1
punkah (plural punkahs)
(South Asia) A fan, especially made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling; in the past often operated by a servant.
Source: Wiktionary
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
