Fan Operator
Hindi translation: पंखाकुली, पंखावाला, छत पंखा कुली, बादकश कुली
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| 5 | पंखावाला, पंखा घुमाने वाला |
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| 5 | पंखाकुली, पंखावाला, छत पंखा कुली, बादकश कुली |
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| 5 | पंखावाला |
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| fan operator manual fan operators Explanation: Pankhewala is a Hindi term and can be used for a manual fan operator, or manual fan seller/hawker. |
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| fan operator पंखावाला, पंखा घुमाने वाला Explanation: I have seen many pictures of "Punkawallahs" in the history books. They were servants who were appointed for manual fanning. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 30 मिनट (2009-01-17 08:58:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ref: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2006081211223... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 46 मिनट (2009-01-17 09:14:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Punkawallah is a Hindi term and has a historical connotation. This term can be found in some history books dealing with British India. |
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| fan operator पंखाकुली, पंखावाला, छत पंखा कुली, बादकश कुली Explanation: पंखाकुली = पंखा खींचनेवाला नौकर (a servant who pulls a hanging fan). पंखावाला, छत पंखा कुली, बादकश कुली all refer to पंखाकुली. In olden days, when there were no electric fans in India, hand-held fans or roof-hung fans were used. The roof-hung fans were very heavy and some servant or coolie used to operate them. These fans were of a rectangular shape and were generally made of thick cloth with a string or rope attached to them. When the string was pulled and released, the fan used to move. The person who used to operate these fans was called पंखाकुली or पंखावाला, छत पंखा कुली, बादकश कुली Examples: अंदर हाल में विक्टोरियन फ़र्नीचर और छत पर लटकता हुआ हाथ से खींचने वाला पंखा। दोपहर में पंखा-कुली पंखा खींचते-खींचते ऊंघ जाता है तो मिस्टर पीटर जे.डेविड डिप्टी कलेक्टर अपने विलायती जूतों की ठोकरों से उसके काले बदन पर नीले रंग के फल उगा देते हैं। wikisource.org/wiki/केक आँखें झपते-झपते बंद हो गई, हाथ धीमा पड़ते- पड़ते रूक गया; और पंखाकुली सपना देखने लगा। ... pustak.org/bs/home.php?bookid=2456 |
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| fan operator पंखावाला Explanation: “Punkawallah” - manual fan operator This term was originated during the British rule in India as army slang word. You can notice that in Hindi it should be pronounced as PunkHawallah. But this is “Punkawallah (पंकावाला)”, because the British could not pronounce correctly so they changed the sound of the word. “Punkawallah” is a masculine word (पंखावाला, not पंखावाली)used for male servant. British Army Slang Terms Punkawallah - Manual Fan Operator (Indian word); Dhobie wallah - clothes washer (Indian). (http://homepage.mac.com/michaelrhys/blip/slang.html) punka wallah (Indian servant to provide cooling air in days of British Raj). (http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/45... Many British regiments had served in India prior to WW II, ... Then there was the punka wallah who would keep his master cool by wafting a fan over his ... (http://books.google.com/books?id=pgqP2bHQ88gC&pg=PA68&lpg=PA... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2009-01-17 14:02:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Punkha (not Punka) is a Hindi word meaning FAN. वाला (Vala) - a suffix denoting an agent, doer, owner or inhibitant. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2009-01-18 05:13:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "I'm a little suspicious of English urban myths about other languages." - Your rational point of view must be appreciated. IN HINDI for "manual fan operator" पंखा झलने वाला/वाली पंखा डुलाने वाला/वाली पंखा करने वाला/वाली |
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