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punkahwallahnoun(South Asia) A servant who operates a punkah (type of fan).
papakhnounAlternative form of papakha. [A fur or sometimes wool hat traditionally worn by men throughout the Caucasus and Central Asia; its shape varies from hemispherical to cylindrical, which may be slightly tapered in either direction.]
kipahnounAlternative spelling of kippah. [(Judaism, clothing) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.]
pujahnounAlternative form of puja. [A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.]
papahanounAlternative form of papakha (“type of hat”). [A fur or sometimes wool hat traditionally worn by men throughout the Caucasus and Central Asia; its shape varies from hemispherical to cylindrical, which may be slightly tapered in either direction.]
kipanounAlternative spelling of kippah. [(Judaism, clothing) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.]
charkanounAlternative form of charkha (Indian spinning-wheel) [(Pakistan, India) A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton.]
pardahnounAlternative spelling of purdah. [(countable, chiefly South Asia, also figuratively) A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.]
panjumnounAlternative form of punjum. [A kind of longcloth from India.]
kippanounAlternative spelling of kippah. [(Judaism, clothing) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.]
hukkanounAlternative spelling of hookah. [(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.]
darabukkanounAlternative form of darbuka. [(music) A type of goblet drum, originating in the Middle East and North Africa.]
hukkahnounAlternative spelling of hookah. [(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.]
pakulnounAlternative form of pakol. [A round-topped, soft type of men's hat, usually made from wool, traditionally worn by Chitralis of Pakistan but also by Pashtuns, Tajiks and some in Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.]
khankanounA freshwater lake on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia, and Heilongjiang province, Northeast China.
chucklahnounAlternative form of chakla (“territorial subdivision”). [(historical) An Islamic territorial subdivision of India.]
pukhtunnounAlternative form of Pashtun. [Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), or to their culture.]
pittarahnounAlternative form of pitarah. [(India, historical) A box or basket for carrying clothing.]
khankahnounAlternative form of khanaqah. [A hostel for Sufis, often in the form of cells around a courtyard.]
chucklanounAlternative form of chakla (“territorial subdivision”). [(historical) An Islamic territorial subdivision of India.]

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