panka
French, noun/pɑ̃.ka/
panka is spelled P-A-N-K-A (5 letters). Panka is a French masculine noun meaning “punkah” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En Inde, grand éventail suspendu au plafond par un côté, et que l'on fait se baisser et se lever au moyen…”.
What does panka mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepunkah
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En Inde, grand éventail suspendu au plafond par un côté, et que l'on fait se baisser et se lever au moyen d'un système de poulies et de cordages.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of panka
- pankas plural
- punka alternative
- panca
- pankah
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce panka?
- /pɑ̃.ka/
- \pɑ̃.ka\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to panka
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.