Talk:Punkah wallah
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The word is Punkha, not Punkah
[edit]The words ending with 'ah' are generally of Mesopotamean (Arbic, Iraq, Iran) Origin, and not Indian. The word Punkha originated from Pankh. Please refer to a good Hindustani Dictionary. Bkpsusmitaa (talk) 12:42, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
- In Hindi, the word is indeed पङ्खा paṅkhā, but in English, whether we like it or not, the most common spelling is punkah, not punkha. Sorry 'bout it. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 12:22, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
Spelling?
[edit]"The word pankha originated from pankh, the wings of a bird which produce a draft when flapped." Yet everywhere else the article calls the fan a "punkha." The link, on the other hand, initially also uses the "a" spelling in its article. Both spellings yield definitions of the fan when doing a Google search -- but shouldn't you at least point out both spellings exist? It does seem the "pun" is the preferred spelling.