A cewar ƙamus na Turanci na Oxford, "punkah" babban fanko ne wanda ya ƙunshi firam ɗin da aka lulluɓe da zane, takarda, ko wani abu, an dakatar da shi daga silin kuma ana motsa shi ta hanyar jan igiya ko igiya, wanda ake amfani dashi musamman a Indiya. don samar da yanayin sanyi na iska. Har ila yau, a wasu lokuta ana rubuta ta "punkha" ko "punkhah".
